Inga melinonis
Sagot
Baboon whitey, Black monkey goggle
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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 inside the pods is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in secondary forest.
Amazon, Colombia, Guyana, South America,
How to Identify
A medium sized tree. The leaves have 4 pairs of leaflets. The flowers are white and on the main branches. The pods are long and curved. The pod pulp is white.
Names & Synonyms
Ariki enakorori, Karoto
References (3)
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 38
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- van Andel, T., 2000, Useful plants of Guyana. Non-Timber Forest Products of the North-West District of Guyana Part 2. p 373
