Inga filiformis

N. Zamora

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit pod is edible.

It is a tropical plant. It grows between 200-1,000 m above sea level.

Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Panama, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Uruguay, Venezuela

A tropical tree in the legume family (Fabaceae) that grows between 200–1,000 m elevation. The fruit is a long pod.

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

Also as Mimosaceae.

Names & Synonyms

Achiote, Filiform Inga

References (2)

Galeano, G., 2000, Forest Use at the Pacific Coast of Choco, Colombia: A Quantitative Approach. Economic Botany, Vol. 54, No. 3, pp. 358-376
Kew Plants of the World On line