Inga venusta Standl.

A tree. It grows 10-20 m tall. The trunk is 10-40 cm across. Branching is low down. The leaves have leaflets in 3 pairs. The leaflet stalks have wings. There are soft red hairs on the twigs. The fruit are seed pods 26-35 cm long.

It is a tropical plant. It grows in lowland mountain regions and in the wet lowlands.

The white pulp round the seeds is eaten raw.

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