Inga cayennensis

Sagot ex Benth.

Cayenne inga

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Inga cayennensis
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit - aril, Pod pulp

The pod pulp and fruit aril are eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

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

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 that produces long edible fruit pods.

Names & Synonyms

Do'naxa, Echepen, Inga-verdadeiro, Inga vermelho, Sacha pakay, Sampii

Feuilleea cayennensis (Sagot ex Benth.) KuntzeFeuilleea sessiliflora (Benth.) KuntzeInga cayennensis f. sessiliflora DuckeInga dysantha Benth.Inga leprieuriana Poncy
References (5)
  • Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 319
  • Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 437
  • Kew Plants of the World On line
  • 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 343

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