Inga huberi
Ducke
Black whitey, Broad leaf whitey
Fabaceae Edible: Pod pulp
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The New York Botanical Garden
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A tree. It grows 20 m tall. It has irregular buttresses. The leaves are compound with 2 pairs of leaflets. The flowers are white and in clusters of 3 in the axils of leaves. The pods are 20 cm long by 4 cm wide. The pulp around the seeds is white.
Edible Uses
The white pulp surrounding the seeds in the pods is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in secondary and mixed forest.
Where It Grows
Guyana, South America,
Also Known As
Doho, Warakosa
References (1)
- van Andel, T., 2000, Useful plants of Guyana. Non-Timber Forest Products of the North-West District of Guyana Part 2. p 373
