Inga sertulifera Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Inga

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 5-15 m tall. The crown is round and spreading. The trunk is 10-30 cm across. It branches low down. The fruit are seed pods 7-13 cm long and 2.5 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.3
Mature height (meter) 7.5 - 12.5
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in rainforests.
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Rainforests.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The flesh around the seeds is eaten raw.
Uses medicinal wood
Edible fruits pods seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants grow easily from fresh seeds. Seeds germinate in 1-2 weeks given moisture and shade.
Mode seedlings
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Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
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Productivity -

Images

Leaf

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

Fruit

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

Distribution

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

Conservation status

Inga sertulifera threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:500808-1
WFO ID wfo-0000173670
COL ID 3PPYX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733870
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mimosa coriacea Inga sertulifera Inga coriacea Inga sertulifera var. sertulifera

Lower taxons

Inga sertulifera subsp. leptopus Inga sertulifera subsp. sertulifera