Fabaceae
Inga

Inga melinonis Sagot

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 6, 13: 335 (1882)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Guianas to N. Peru. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • 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.
  • 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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • 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. [Cited as Inga ruiziana.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1996 Pacheco, M.; Palheta, E.; Souza, S. [217] Brazil K000876545 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Prance, G.T.; Hill, R.J.; Pennington, T.D.; Ramos, J.M. [23863] Brazil K000876544 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Silva, O.A.; Rodrigues, K.F.; Henderson, A.; Rickson, F.; Parker, D.; Santos, J.L.; Coelho, J.A. [5723] Brazil K000876542 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Boom, B.; Pacheco, M.; Palheta, E.; Souza, S. [8608] Brazil K000876541 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Prance, G.T.; Tavares, A.; Cardoso, J. [30442] Brazil K000876546 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Mélinon [s.n.] French Guiana K000328368 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1980 Egler, W.A. [47672] Brazil K000876543 Yes
Assunção, P.A.C.L.; Pereira, E.C.; Silva, C.F. [470] Brazil K000876540 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0