Inga

thumb|Inga sp. – MHNT

Species

FamilyFabaceae

Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba

General: by Polhill (1994), and Affonsea was placed as a synonym of Inga Use: , ingá cipa ), for edible fruits (the white pulp is eaten or used Common Name: inga

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thumb|Inga sp. – MHNT

Inga is a genus of small tropical, tough-leaved, nitrogen-fixing trees and shrubs, subfamily Mimosoideae. Ingas leaves are pinnate, and flowers are generally white. Many of the hundreds of species are used ornamentally.