Fabaceae
Inga

Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 1018 (1806)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & S. Mexico to Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is has environmental uses, as a medicine and invertebrate food and for fuel and food.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Jawa, New Caledonia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K. & Monterrosa Salomón, J. (2009). Nova silva cusatlantica. Árboles nativos e introduciados de El Salvador. Parte 1: Angiospermae - Familias A a L. Englera 29-1: 1-438.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Leroy, J.-F. & Mackee, H.S. (eds.) (1983). Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances 12: 1-139. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • MacKee, H.S. (1994). Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultivées en Nouvelle-Calédonie, ed. 2: 1-164. Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Pennington, T.D. (1997). The genus Inga botany: 1-488. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pennington, T.D. (2024). Flora ilustrada peruana - Inga (Leguminosas) Guabas y Pacaes de Peru: 1-423. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pérez-Farrera, M.Á., Martínez-Camilo, R., Martínez-Meléndez, N., Farrera-Sarmiento, O. & Maza-Villalobos, S. (2012). Listado florístico del Cerro Quetzal (Polígono III) de la reserva de la biosfera El Triunfo, Chiapas, México. Botanical Sciences 90: 113-142.
  • Soto, J., Pacheco, D., Zambrano, O. & Ortega, J. (2012). Revisión floriística del género Inga Miller (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae) en el eastado Zulia, Venezuela. Acta botanica Venezuelica 35: 27-52.
  • Standley, P.C. & Steyermark, J.A. (1946). Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany New Series 24(5): 1-502. Field Museum of Natural History.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • da Silva e Silva, W.L., Cajueiro Gurgel, E.S., Moreira dos Santos, J.U. & Falcão da Silva, M. (2013). Inventário e distribuição geográfica de Leguminosae no arquipélago de Marajó, PA, Brazil. Hoehnea 40: 627-647.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K. & Monterrosa Salomón, J. (2009). Nova silva cusatlantica. Árboles nativos e introduciados de El Salvador. Parte 1: Angiospermae - Familias A a L. Englera 29-1: 1-438.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Leroy, J.-F. & Mackee, H.S. (eds.) (1983). Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances 12: 1-139. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pennington, T.D. (1997). The genus Inga botany: 1-488. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pérez-Farrera, M.Á., Martínez-Camilo, R., Martínez-Meléndez, N., Farrera-Sarmiento, O. & Maza-Villalobos, S. (2012). Listado florístico del Cerro Quetzal (Polígono III) de la reserva de la biosfera El Triunfo, Chiapas, México. Botanical Sciences 90: 113-142.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • da Silva e Silva, W.L., Cajueiro Gurgel, E.S., Moreira dos Santos, J.U. & Falcão da Silva, M. (2013). Inventário e distribuição geográfica de Leguminosae no arquipélago de Marajó, PA, Brazil. Hoehnea 40: 627-647.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Jansen, P., Lemmens, R., Oyen, L., Siemonsma, J., Stavast, F. & Van Valkenburg, J. (1991) Plant Resources of South-East Asia. Basic list of species and commodity grouping. Final version. Pudoc, Wageningen.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
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  • RBG, Kew (ed.) (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Leon, J. (1966). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 53:265-359 C. Amer. & W. Indian Inga
  • Liogier, A. H. (1985). La Flore de la Espanola. III
  • Nielsen, I. C. (1992). Flora Malesiana, Series I Vol II Part I Mimosaceae.
  • Polhill, R, M. (1990). Legumineuses. In: Flore des Mascareignes, Vol 80. J. Bosser et a
  • Standley, P. C. & Steyermark, J. A (1946). Fieldiana, Bot. 24(5) :1-425 Leguminosae

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2023 Ferreira, C.D.M; Patusco, T.B.S [193] Brazil K001907212 No
Feb 1, 2019 Fortes, E.A.; Viana, H.B.N.; Neves Neto, N.B.; Santos, P.M. [132] Brazil K001907204 No
Feb 1, 2019 Fortes, E.A.; Viana, H.B.N.; Neves Neto, N.B.; Santos, P.M. [132] Brazil K001907203 No
Jan 1, 2018 Josse, C.; Valencia, S. [777] Ecuador K001473267 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Soto Núñez, J.C.; Solorzano G., F. [12798] Mexico K000563845 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Tenorio L., P.; Torres C., R. [228] Mexico K000563836 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Thomas, W.W.; Carvalho, A.M.; Santos, T.S.; Jardim, J.G.; Paixão, J.L. [10801] Brazil K000091768 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Thomas, W.W.; Carvalho, A.M.; Amorim, A.M. [11000] Brazil K000091769 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Queiroz, L.P.; Nascimento, N.S. [3593] Brazil K000091767 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Belém, R.P.; Pinheiro, R.S. [2709] Brazil K000091789 No
Jan 1, 1998 Belém, R.P.; Pinheiro, R.S. [2709] Brazil K000091790 No
Jan 1, 1998 Belém, R.P.; Pinheiro, R.S. [3299] Brazil K000091788 No
Jan 1, 1998 Soto Núñez, J.C.; Román G., S.; Vidal C., A. [12222B] Mexico K000564132 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Amorim, A.M.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hind, D.J.N.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Mayer, A. [501] Brazil K000091780 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R.S. [17220] Brazil K000091785 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K000876087 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Gardner, G. [984] Brazil K000091800 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Matuda, E. [1862] Mexico K000563835 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Martius, C.F.P., von [1094] Brazil K000091792 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Carvalho, A.M. [4102] Brazil K000091779 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Lewis, G.P.; Carvalho, A.M. [744] Brazil K000091770 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Martínez S., E.M. [11967] Mexico K000563834 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Lewis, G.P.; Carvalho, A.M. [798] Brazil K000091772 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Carvalho, A.M.; Santos, T.S.; Brito, H.S. [2466] Brazil K000091783 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Gardner, G. [1583] Brazil K000091801 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Glocker, E.F., Von [175] Brazil K000091797 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Sellow, F. [787] Brazil K000876090 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Santos, T.S. [4341] Brazil K000091774 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Krukoff, B.A. [5392] Brazil K000876084 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Amorim, A.M.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hind, D.J.N.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Mayer, A. [501] Brazil K000091775 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Lewis, G.P.; Carvalho, A.M. [1044] Brazil K000091771 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Lindeman, J.C.; Haas, J.H. [4319] Brazil K000876081 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Gardner, G. [1583] Brazil K000091798 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Gardner, G. [985] Brazil K000091799 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Lützelburg, P. [26806] Brazil K000876082 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Carvalho, A.M. [4102] Brazil K000091778 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Amorim, A.M.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hind, D.J.N.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Mayer, A. [501] Brazil K000091777 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000091796 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Ducke, A. [s.n.] Brazil K000876093 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Mori, S.; Silva, L.A.M.; Kallunki, J.A.; Santos, T.S.; Santos, A.V.P. [9705] Brazil K000091781 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Arbo, M.M.; Ferrucci, M.S.; Araújo, L.C.F. [7865] Brazil K000091787 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Carvalho, A.M.; Gatti, J. [468] Brazil K000091782 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Amorim, A.M.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Jardim, J.G.; Santos, E.B.; Hage, J.L. [1173] Brazil K000091776 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R.S. [15329] Brazil K000091784 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Glaziou, A.F.M. [7594] Brazil K000876092 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Moricand, M.E. [1832] Brazil K000091791 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [17981] Brazil K000091786 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 s.coll. [3795] Brazil K000876085 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Froes, R. [11688] Brazil K000876080 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Lützelburg, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000876083 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000091795 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Burchell, W.J. [3176] Brazil K000328313 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000876095 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Spruce, R. [3795] Brazil K000876086 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Amorim, A.M.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Jardim, J.G.; Santos, E.B.; Hage, J.L. [1173] Brazil K000091773 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Argent, G.C.G.; Ramos, J.; Richards, P.W.; Souza, R. [6372] Brazil K000876094 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Flores S., H. [267] Mexico K000563846 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Martius, C.F.P., von [1094] Brazil K000091793 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Krukoff, B.A. [4963] Brazil K000876088 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Martius, C.F.P., von [1094] Brazil K000091794 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Prance, G.T.; Silva, N.T. [58568] Brazil K000876091 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Burchell, W.J. [5974] Brazil K000876089 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Martínez S., E.; Ramos, C.H.; Larson, J.; Benavides, D.,, Carillo, C.; Eufrosio, C. [M-24523-A] Mexico K000564312 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Sousa S., M.; Téllez, O.; Martínez S., E.; Davidse, G.; J. [12908] Mexico K000564134 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Soto Núñez, J.C.; Martínez, S.E.M.; Ramamoorthy, T.P. [5180] Mexico K000564133 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Martínez S., E. [11967] Mexico K000564314 Yes
Garvizu, M.; Fuentes, A. [271] Bolivia K001473281 Yes
Garvizu, M.; Fuentes, A. [271] Bolivia K001473280 Yes
Chazaro B., M. [2165] Mexico K000563844 Yes
Fortes, E.A.; da R. Vieira, Y. [71] Brazil K001926450 No
Fortes, E.A.;de Lima, H.C.;Viana, H.B.M.;Neves Nato, N.B. [43] Brazil K001891967 Yes
Martínez S., E.; Ramos, C.H. [M-26386] Mexico K000564313 Yes
Venezuela K001473239 Yes
Venezuela K001473240 Yes
Venezuela K001473241 Yes
Venezuela K001473242 Yes
Venezuela K001473243 Yes
Venezuela K001473244 Yes
Venezuela K001473245 Yes
Panama K001473246 Yes
Panama K001473247 Yes
Panama K001473248 Yes
Panama K001473249 Yes
Panama K001473250 Yes
Panama K001473251 Yes
Panama K001473252 Yes
Panama K001473253 Yes
Panama K001473254 Yes
Panama K001473255 Yes
Panama K001473256 Yes
Panama K001473257 Yes
Ecuador K001473258 Yes
Ecuador K001473259 Yes
Ecuador K001473260 Yes
Ecuador K001473261 Yes
Ecuador K001473262 Yes
Ecuador K001473263 Yes
Ecuador K001473264 Yes
Ecuador K001473265 Yes
Ecuador K001473266 Yes
Ecuador K001473267 Yes
Ecuador K001473268 Yes
Ecuador K001473269 Yes
Ecuador K001473270 Yes
Ecuador K001473271 Yes
Ecuador K001473272 Yes
Ecuador K001473273 Yes
Ecuador K001473274 Yes
Peru K001473275 Yes
Peru K001473276 Yes
Peru K001473277 Yes
Peru K001473278 Yes
Bolivia K001473279 Yes
Garvizu, M.; Fuentes, A. [271], Bolivia K001473280 Yes
Garvizu, M.; Fuentes, A. [271], Bolivia K001473281 Yes
Bolivia K001473282 Yes
Bolivia K001473283 Yes
Bolivia K001473284 Yes
Inga fagifolia K:SPC-73495.000 No

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