Inga ornata

Kunth

Ornate inga

FabaceaeFruit

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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, Colombia, Ecuador, South America,

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

How to Identify

A tropical tree that produces long pods containing seeds surrounded by an edible fleshy aril. Plants grow readily from fresh seeds that germinate in 1-2 weeks with moisture and shade.

How to Grow

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

Other Information

It is cultivated.

Notes

Also as Mimosaceae.

Names & Synonyms

Guamo bejuco, Sambim

References (3)

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 346
Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603