Inga capitata Desv.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Inga

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 4-14 m high. The crown in dense and rounded. The trunk is crooked and 20-30 cm across. The leaves are compound. They have 2 or 3 pairs of opposite leaflets. The leaflets are 6-13 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. The flowers are in the axils of leaves on stalks 6-10 cm long. The fruit are flattened pods.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 7.0 - 12.0
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Humid forests in the Amazon and Atlantic rainforests of Brazil, where it is most commonly found in the dense regrowth of secondary formations.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in humid forests in the Amazon.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The aril or layer around the seeds is eaten raw.
Uses charcoal material medicinal wood
Edible arils fruits pods seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

The plants are grown from seeds. Seeds are collected from ripe pods. They are planted fresh. Seedlings emerge in 30-40 days.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Leaf

Inga capitata leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Inga capitata leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Inga capitata leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Inga capitata world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Inga capitata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:128414-2
WFO ID wfo-0000165232
COL ID 3PPFL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733834
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Synonyms

Inga capitata Inga albicans Inga capuchoi Inga falcistipula Mimosa capitata Mimosa pacay Feuilleea capitata Inga sarmentosa Inga capitata var. latifolia Inga capitata var. capitata Inga capitata var. brevicalyx Inga capitata var. tenuior