Inga melinonis
Sagot
Baboon whitey, Black monkey goggle
Fabaceae Edible: Pod pulp
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Rapid Reference Collection (RRC) | Field Museum of Natural History - Keller Science Action Center
Description
A medium sized tree. The leaves have 4 pairs of leaflets. The flowers are white and on the main branches. The pods are long and curved. The pod pulp is white.
Edible Uses
The white pulp inside the pods is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in secondary forest.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Colombia, Guyana, South America,
Also Known As
Ariki enakorori, Karoto
References (3)
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 38
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- van Andel, T., 2000, Useful plants of Guyana. Non-Timber Forest Products of the North-West District of Guyana Part 2. p 373
