Inga barbata

Benth.

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Brazil, South America,

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

How to Identify

A tropical tree in the Fabaceae family bearing long seed pods as fruit and growing easily from seeds that germinate in 1-2 weeks with moisture and shade.

How to Grow

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

Wikipedia

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Inga barbata is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae. It was described by English botanist George Bentham. It can be found in Peru and Brazil.

Notes

Also as Mimosaceae.

References (1)

Leon, J., 1966, Central American and West Indian Species of Inga (Leguminosae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Vol. 53. No. 3, p. 274