Inga bourgonii (Aubl.) Dc.

A tree. It grows 20-40 m tall. The twigs are dark reddish-brown. The leaves are compound. The leaflets are leathery. The flowers are in clustered spikes in the axils of leaves. These are 5 cm long. The fruit are pods 10-17 cm long by 0.6 cm wide. They are green to black. They are slightly swollen over the seeds. There are about 12 seeds. The pulp is sweet.

A tropical plant. It grows in tropical America. It grows on the floodplains and occasionally in uplands.

The pulp is eaten.

Plants grow easily from seeds. Seeds germinate in 1-2 weeks given moisture and shade.