Inga vera Willd.

An evergreen tree. It grows 12-20 m tall. The crown is widely spreading. The trunk can be 30-100 cm across. The leaves are alternate in 2 rows. The leaves are compound with 3-7 pairs of leaflets. There is a tiny round gland between each pair of leaflets. The leaflets are oblong and 5-15 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. The flowers are in clusters of 1-4. They are at the base of the leaf or at the ends of twigs. The fruit are pods. They are 10-20 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.

It is a tropical plant. It grows in moist forests. It grows between 60-700 m above sea level. It grows in the humid lowland forest. It grows best in areas with a daytime temperature between 18-28°C and an average annual rainfall between 1,200-4,000 mm. It is best in soils with a pH between 6-8.

The sweet pulp around the seeds is eaten raw.

Plants are grown from seeds. They can be grown in a nursery and then planted out after 3-4 months.