Inga chartacea
Poeppig & Endl.
Nea bene
FabaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit - aril, Pod pulp
The white seed coat and pod pulp are eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. In Colombia it grows from sea level to 1,000 m above sea level.
Amazon, Andes, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
How to Identify
A tropical tree of the legume family found in Colombia from sea level to 1,000 m elevation, bearing long seed pods with edible white seed coats and pod pulp.
How to Grow
Plants grow easily from seeds. Seeds germinate in 1-2 weeks given moisture and shade.
Notes
Also as Mimosaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Chimicua, Inga-seca, Mimontan, Mimontawe, Rosca paca, Weibawe
Feuilleea chartacea (Poepp.) KuntzeInga bolivariana Britton & KillipInga calophylla HarmsInga chardonii Britton & KillipInga colonchensis Cornejo & Bonifaz
References (8)
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- Etkin, N. L. (Ed.), 1994, Eating on the Wild Side, Univ. of Arizona. p 156
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 319
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- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 343
