Inga hintonii
Sandwith
Hinton inga
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds, Fruit
The seeds and fruit are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Belize, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, North America, Panama, South America,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, Uruguay, St Vincent, Venezuela
How to Identify
A tropical tree producing long seed pods. It grows easily from seeds, which germinate in 1–2 weeks under moist, shaded conditions.
How to Grow
Plants grow easily from seeds. Seeds germinate in 1-2 weeks given moisture and shade.
Notes
There are 350 Inga species. Also as Mimosaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Inga davidsoniae Standl.Inga nubigena A. R. Molina
References (2)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 1499
- Grandtner, M. M., 2008, World Dictionary of Trees. Wood and Forest Science Department. Laval University, Quebec, Qc Canada. (Internet database http://www.wdt.qc.ca)
