Inga acreana

Harms

Sampi, Acre inga

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit - aril

The white aril (pulp) surrounding the seeds in the fruit is eaten raw.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guianas, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

How to Identify

A tree. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. The flowers are white. They are in congested spikes. The fruit is a long pod. It has raised edges. There is a white pulp around the seeds.

How to Grow

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

Other Information

The fruit are popular.

Notes

Also as Mimosaceae.

Names & Synonyms

Aganawe, Guaba de lluvia, Guabillo, Mimontan, Pahihi, Quini'co fino, Sampi, Unijinga fino, Wewe

Inga myriocephala Pittier

References (8)

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Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 37
Philips, O., 1992, The potential for harvesting fruits in tropical rainforests: new data from Amazonian Peru. Biodiversity and Conservation 2, 18-38
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 341
Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603
van Andel, T., 2000, Useful plants of Guyana. Non-Timber Forest Products of the North-West District of Guyana Part 2. p 367
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