Inga lateriflora Miq.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Inga

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 25 m tall. The twigs are thin and cylinder shaped. The leaves are compound. The flowers are in groups on young and old twigs. The flowers are yellowish-white. The fruit are pods 10-15 cm long by 1 cm wide. They are swollen over the seeds. There are about 11 seeds. The pod pulp is sweet and edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 22.5
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in savanna and rainforests.
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Savannah forests and rain forests.
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The pulp of the fruit is eaten.
Uses dye material medicinal 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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Distribution

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

Conservation status

Inga lateriflora threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:128568-2
WFO ID wfo-0000165703
COL ID 3PPQ5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733849
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Synonyms

Inga lateriflora Feuilleea lateriflora Inga parviflora Inga lateriflora var. lateriflora Inga lateriflora var. latior