- Family:
- Fabaceae Lindl.
- Genus:
- Inga Mill.
Inga vera Willd.
[UPB]
The Useful Plants of Boyacá project
- Ecology
- Alt. 10 - 2300 m.
- Distribution
- Native and cultivated in Colombia.
- Morphology General Habit
- Tree.
[CPLC]
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
- Distribution
- Nativa y cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 10 - 2300 m.; Amazonia, Andes, Guayana y Serranía de La Macarena, Llanura del Caribe, Orinoquia, Pacífico, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Valle del Cauca, Valle del Magdalena.
- Morphology General Habit
- Árbol
- Conservation
- Preocupación Menor
[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Amazonia, Andean, Guiana Shield, Caribbean, Orinoquia, Pacific. Elevation range: 10–2300 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Atlántico, Bolívar, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Casanare, Cauca, Chocó, Córdoba, Cundinamarca, Guainía, Guaviare, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Risaralda, Santander, Sucre, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Vaupés, Vichada.
- Conservation
- IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC. National Red List of Colombia (2021): Potential LC.
- Habit
- Tree.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, savanna, shrubland, native grassland, wetlands (inland), artificial - terrestrial.
- Vernacular
- Churimo
[UNAL]
Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/
- Vernacular
- guabo, guamito, guamo, guamo racero, guamo santafereño, pepa de sierra
[ILDIS]
International Legume Database and Information Service
- Morphology General Habit
- Perennial, Not climbing, Tree
- Vernacular
- Cuajiniquil
[UPB]
- Use Food
- Infructescences eaten as a snack (Romero Castañeda 1961).
- Use Materials
- Materials (State of the World's Plants 2016).
- Use Materials Unspecified Materials Chemicals
- Materials (State of the World's Plants 2016).
[UPFC]
- Use Environmental
- Environmental uses.
- Use Fuel
- Used for fuels.
- Use Food
- Used for food.
- Use Materials
- Used as material.
- Use Medicines
- Medical uses.
Native to:
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced into:
Jawa
- Spanish
- Churimo, guamo arroyero, guamo churimo, guamo macho.
Inga vera Willd. appears in other Kew resources:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2012 | Cruz Espinosa, C.A. [2191], Mexico | K000845068 | No | ||
| Aug 30, 2012 | Cruz Espinosa, C.A. [2196], Mexico | K000845070 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2009 | Sasaki, D. [2442], Mato Grosso | K000579817 | Yes | ||
| Jan 1, 2009 | Sasaki, D. [2522], Mato Grosso | K000579826 | Yes | ||
| Jan 1, 2007 | Manríquez, G.I. [5283], Mexico | K000654878 | No | ||
| May 17, 2006 | Delgado Salinas, A. [ADS2504], Mexico | K000563995 | No | ||
| Mar 30, 2006 | Cervantes Peredo, L. [LCP62], Mexico | K000563996 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2006 | Meléndez López, E. [EML2309], Mexico | K000563994 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2005 | Delgado Salinas, A. [ADS2406], Mexico | K000563993 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 2005 | Delgado Salinas, A. [ADS2406], Mexico | K000563992 | No | ||
| May 13, 2004 | González, L. [2963], Costa Rica | K000654632 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1998 | Pérez-Garcia, E.A. [1011], Mexico | K000564308 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1998 | Pérez-Garcia, E.A. [1015], Mexico | K000564309 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1996 | Zamora, N. [2370], Costa Rica | K000654631 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1992 | Martínez S., E. [25141], Mexico | K000564306 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1985 | Matuda, E. [17640], Mexico | K000563990 | No | ||
| Jan 1, 1980 | Romero [45], Mexico | K000563991 | No | ||
| Pennington, T.D. [13468], Bolivia | 57323.000 | No | |||
| Pennington, T.D. [13385], Costa Rica | 57485.000 | No | |||
| Pennington, T.D. [13412], Honduras | 57493.000 | No | |||
| Pennington, T.D. [13465], Bolivia | 57553.000 | No | |||
| Pennington, T.D. [13460], Bolivia | 57555.000 | No | |||
| Pennington, T.D. [13508], Bolivia | 57557.000 | No | |||
| Pennington, T.D. [13511], Bolivia | 57566.000 | No | |||
| Pennington, T.D. [13621], Costa Rica | 58687.000 | No | |||
| Pennington, T.D. [13557], Costa Rica | 58700.000 | No | |||
| Pennington, T.D. [13465], Bolivia | 58746.000 | No | |||
| Lawrence, A. [257], Honduras | 59160.000 | No | |||
| Pennington, T.D. [13468], Bolivia | 62796.000 | No | |||
| Projeto Flora Cristalino [123], Mato Grosso | K000579402 | No | |||
| Ramos, J.E. [2006], Colombia | K001343135 | Yes | |||
| Costa, L.V. [s.n.], Minas Gerais | K000877082 | Yes | |||
| Riba E., R. [217], Mexico | K000563989 | No |
First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 1010 (1806)
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