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Inga
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thumb|Inga sp. – MHNT

Species

FamilyFabaceae

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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Museum specimens

Specimen records
10,294
With media
2,691
Family
Fabaceae
Collections
ECOSUR, IIB-UV, UNICACH, SDNHM, UJAT, INECOL
Recorded in
Mexico, United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Ingeae
Image
Inga edulis Taub57.png
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Inga
Commons category
Inga (Fabaceae)
topic's main category
Category:Inga
taxon common name
印加树属
has fruit type
silique
homonymous taxon
Inga
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Use in agroforestry
  • Other uses
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Inga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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