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Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms:

1. Inga cumingiana Benth.
2. Inga feuillei DC.

Misapplied Names:

1. Inga edulis Martius

Notes:

Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Nielsen I.C., Rico M.L., 1994

Physical Description

Family Fabaceae:

The Fabaceae are herbs, vines, shrubs, trees, and lianas found in both temperate and tropical areas. They comprise one of the largest families of flowering plants, numbering 630 genera and 18,000 species. The leaves are stipulate, nearly always alternate, and range from bipinnately or palmately compound to simple. The petiole base is commonly enlarged into a pulvinus that commonly functions in orientation of the leaves (sometimes very responsively, as in the sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica). The flowers are usually bisexual, actinomorphic to zygomorphic, slightly to strongly perigynous, and commonly in racemes, spikes, or heads. The perianth commonly consists of a calyx and corolla of 5 segments each. The androecium consists of commonly 1- many stamens (most commonly 10), distinct or variously united, sometimes some of them reduced to staminodes. The pistil is simple, often stipitate, comprising a single style and stigma, and a superior ovary with one locule containing 2-many marginal ovules. The fruit is usually a legume, sometimes a samara, loment, follicle, indehiscent pod, achene, drupe, or berry. The seeds often have a hard coat with hourglass-shaped cells, and sometimes bear a u-shaped line called a pleurogram. [Carr]

Subfamily Mimosoideae:

Mostly trees or shrubs. Leaves mostly bipinnate. Corolla usually not showy, actinomorphic, sympetalous, the lobes valvate. Stamens 10-numerous, often monadelphous, showy. Pollen released in monads, tetrads, or polyads. Seeds with u-shaped line (pleurogram) present. [Carr]

Habit: Tree • Climbing: Not Climbing

Distribution

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Similar Species

Members of the genus Inga:

There are approximately 747 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them: I. cocleensis megantha · I. acicularis · I. acreana · I. acrocephala · I. acuminata · I. acus · I. adenophylla · I. affinis · I. afzelioides · I. aggregata · I. alata · I. alatocarpa · I. alba · I. albicoria · I. aliena · I. allenii · I. alternifolia · I. altissima · I. amazonica · I. amazonica var. amazonica · I. amazonica var. bracteifera · I. amazonica var. lomatophylla · I. amazonica var. membranacea · I. amazonica var. membranaceae · I. amborensis · I. amboroensis · I. andersonii · I. angulata · I. angustifolia · I. annularis · I. apiculata · I. approximata · I. apta · I. archeri · I. arcrocephala · I. arenicola · I. aria · I. arinensis · I. asplenioides · I. atropicta · I. attenuata · I. augusti · I. augustii · I. auristella · I. auristellae · I. bahiensis · I. balaensis · I. balsapambensis · I. bangii · I. barbata · I. barbouri · I. barbourii · I. bauhiniaefolia · I. belizensis · I. bella · I. berteroana · I. berteroi · I. bicoloriflora · I. biglobosa · I. bijuga · I. blanchetiana · I. bolivariana · I. boliviana · I. bollandii · I. bonplandiana · I. borealis · I. bourgoni · I. bourgonii · I. brachyptera · I. brachyrhachis · I. brachystachya · I. brachystachys · I. bracteifera · I. bracteosa · I. brevialata · I. brevimba · I. brevipedicellata · I. brevipedicillata · I. brevipes · I. brevituba · I. brunnescens · I. bullata · I. bullata var. bullata · I. bullata var. glabrescens · I. bullatorugosa · I. byrsinocarpa · I. cabelo · I. cabrerae · I. caffra · I. calantha · I. calanthoides · I. calcicola · I. calderoni · I. calderonii · I. callicarpa · I. campanulata · I. canaminensis · I. candida · I. canonegrensis · I. capitata

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Notes

Contributors:

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 5, 2007.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 25, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
• ILDIS World Database of Legumes
• ILDIS World Database of LegumesNov 10, 2005.
• Nielsen IC & Rico ML, 1994 (from ILDIS).

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:

• Herbarium of the University of Aarhus: The AAU Herbarium Database
• Missouri Botanical Garden

Identifiers:

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 180643
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 430040