Inga ingoides (Rich.) Willd.

Icecream bean (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Inga

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 10 m tall. The twigs are fairly thick. They are angular and have a reddish-brown covering when young. The leaves are compound. The leaflets are papery. They hang down when young. The flower heads are in the axils of leaves. They are short and dense. The fruit is a cylinder shaped pod. It is usually twisted. It is 35 cm long by 1 cm across. It has a yellow-brown covering. They have furrows along them. The seeds are in a sweet edible, white pulp.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.0
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Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. In grows in the coastal plain in wet or dry areas.
More
Clearings and thickets at elevations from 100-180 metres in Peru.
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses eating medicinal shade wood
Edible fruits pods seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Inga ingoides world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Inga ingoides threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1131764-2
WFO ID wfo-0000173661
COL ID 3PPNZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629907
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Synonyms

Inga bahiensis Inga ingoides Mimosa ingoides Inga laxiflora Inga meriana Inga galibica Feuilleea ingoides Feuilleea sesuya