Inga obtusata

Benth.

Obtuse inga

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The New York Botanical Garden

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The pulp of the fruit is eaten.

It is a tropical plant.

Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, South America,

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

Inga obtusata is a tropical tree in the Fabaceae family bearing long pod fruits.

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

Names & Synonyms

Inga-peludo

Feuilleea obtusata (Spruce ex Benth.) KuntzeInga obtusa Spruce ex Benth.

References (2)

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 443
Kew Plants of the World On line