Inga graciliflora
Benth.
Button whitey, Centipede whitey
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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | GDI 2013-2015
Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | GDI 2013-2015
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Rapid Reference Collection (RRC) | Field Museum of Natural History - Keller Science Action Center
Rapid Reference Collection (RRC) | Field Museum of Natural History - Keller Science Action Center
What to Eat
Edible parts: Pod pulp
The white pulp surrounding the seeds in the pods is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in secondary and mixed forest.
Amazon, Brazil, Guyana, South America,
How to Identify
A medium sized tree. The leaves are compound with 3 pairs of leaflets. The flowers are white and in groups in the axils of leaves. The pods are green and in bundles. They are 25 cm long. They are swollen at the seeds. The pulp around the seeds is white.
Names & Synonyms
Doho, Sarara, Tureli, Waremesuri
Feuilleea graciliflora (Benth) KuntzeInga graciliflora var. peruviana J. F. Macbr.
References (1)
- van Andel, T., 2000, Useful plants of Guyana. Non-Timber Forest Products of the North-West District of Guyana Part 2. p 367
