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Taxon:  Inga vera Willd.



Summary
Genus:
Inga
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
20096
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 4(2):1010. 1806
Verified:
10/22/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Inga vera Willd. subsp. affinis (DC.) T. D. Penn. (0 active accession[s])
Inga vera Willd. subsp. eriocarpa (Benth.) J. León (0 active accession[s])
Inga vera Willd. subsp. vera (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  3. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource). URL: http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Inga+vera&quantity=1
  4. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource). URL: http://www.bioversityinternational.org/databases/new_world_fruits_database/search.html
  5. León, J. 1966. Central American and West Indian species of Inga (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 53:335. URL: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/702#/summary Note: includes Inga spuria & I. eriocarpa as subsp.
  6. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
  7. Little, E. L., Jr. et al. 1964-1974. Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
  8. National Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
  9. Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
  10. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource). URL: http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
  11. Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
  12. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama. Note: mentions
Common names
Spanish
guamo –
Swedish
inga –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern America Mexico c. & s.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba e.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina n.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico (c. & s.)
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba (e.), Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, United States [Puerto Rico]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina (n.), Paraguay, Uruguay
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalshade/shelterfor coffe and cacaoNational Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Fuelsfuelwood National Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production


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