Inga multicaulis

Benth.

Guabilla, Manystemmed inga

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit - aril, Pod pulp

The aril (fleshy layer around the seeds) and pod pulp are eaten raw.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Andes, Ecuador, Peru, South America,

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

How to Identify

A tropical tree producing long seed pods. It grows readily from fresh seeds, which germinate within 1-2 weeks under moist, shaded conditions.

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 multicaulis is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Notes

Also as Mimosaceae.

Names & Synonyms

Guaba de monte, Guabilla, Machetona, Pinul, Pinul ainki

Feuilleea multicaulis (Spruce ex Benth.) KuntzeInga balaensis PittierInga rhabdotocalyx Harms

References (3)

Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 323
Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 345
Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603