Inga sertulifera subsp. leptopus

(Benth.) T. D. Penn.

Turtle whitey, Slender leathery inga

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Pod pulp, Fruit

The pulp inside the pods is eaten.

It is a tropical plant. It grows on riverbanks and in forests.

Amazon, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Peru, South America, Venezuela,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Uruguay, Venezuela

A small tree. The bark is light brown. The leaves are small. The flowers are small and in flat topped groups. The pod is short, fat and yellow.

Source ↗

Inga sertulifera is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found from Costa Rica through Peru and Bolivia.

It is cultivated.

Names & Synonyms

Mimontaom, Noiwagago, Warakosa

Inga coriacea var. leptopus (Benth.) J.F.Macbr.Inga jenmani SandwithInga leptopus Benth.Inga sertulifera var. leptopus (Benth.) Benth.

References (3)

Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 326
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 374