Inga nobilis Willd.

Guama venezolano (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Inga

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 5 m tall. The trunk is 10 cm across. The leaves have narrow leaflets in 3 or 4 pairs. The lowest pair are smaller. There are fine red hairs on the veins under the leaflets. The pods are 10-20 cm long. They are light green. The seeds are surrounded by a sweet edible pulp.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) 0.1
Mature height (meter) 5.0
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in secondary forest. It grows on floodplains and up to 1,800 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Leaf

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

Flower

Inga nobilis flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Inga nobilis fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Inga nobilis world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Inga nobilis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:128633-2
WFO ID wfo-0000165741
COL ID 3PPTH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733856
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Synonyms

Inga nobilis Feuilleea nobilis

Lower taxons

Inga nobilis subsp. nobilis Inga nobilis subsp. quaternata