Inga striolata
T. D. Penn.
Guabilla
FabaceaeFruit
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The New York Botanical Garden
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit - aril, Pod pulp
The aril (fleshy layer) surrounding the seeds is eaten raw. The pod pulp is also edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Bolivia, Ecuador, South America,
How to Identify
A tropical tree in the legume family (Fabaceae) that produces long seed pods. The fruit contains an edible fleshy aril surrounding the seeds, and plants grow readily from fresh seeds that germinate within 1-2 weeks in moist, shaded conditions.
How to Grow
Plants grow easily from fresh seeds. Seeds germinate in 1-2 weeks given moisture and shade.
Notes
Also as Mimosaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Guabilla, Pakay
References (2)
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 347
- Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603
