Inga vera subsp. eriocarpa

(Benth.) J. Leon

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit, Pods

The fruit and pods are edible.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant.

Central America, Mexico, North America,

Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent

How to Identify

A tropical tree bearing long fruit pods in the Fabaceae family. It propagates easily from fresh seeds, which germinate within 1-2 weeks when given moisture and shade.

How to Grow

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

Wikipedia

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Inga vera is a species of tropical tree in the family Fabaceae. It occurs in Central and South America, where it is known as churimo, guamo churimo, guamo arroyero and guamo macho.

Notes

There are 350 Inga species. Also as Mimosaceae.

Names & Synonyms

Joanquinaquil

Inga eriocarpa Benth.Inga oophylla Riley

References (4)

Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 1507
Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 53:338. 1966
ILDIS Legumes of the World http:www;ildis.org/Legume/Web
Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 115