Fabaceae
Inga

Inga ruiziana G.Don

First published in Gen. Hist. 2: 391 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nicaragua to S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • D'Arcy, W.G. (1987). Flora of Panama. Checklist and Index.. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 17: 1-328. 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

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

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

  • 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.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & M. Celis (eds.). 2019. Nombres comunes de las plantas de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/es/
  • 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.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2017 Betancur, J.; Pedraza, P.; Gonzalez, M.F.; Arevalo, R.; Sanin, D.; Zuluaga, E.; Serna, J [15430] Colombia K001343125 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 s.coll. [8986] Colombia K001343089 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Sprague, T.A. [408] Colombia K001472781 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 s.coll. [96] Brazil K000328369 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Kubizki, K.; Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Lima, J.F. [12466] Brazil K000876536 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 León, H.; Maas, P.; et al. [1323] Colombia K001343091 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Boissier [s.n.] Peru K000328507 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Betancur, J.; Guzmán, A.; López, R.; Vargas, S. [4379] Colombia K001343088 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Sprague, T.A. [408] Colombia K001343090 Yes
Jan 1, 1935 Ducke, A. [23219] Brazil K000876539 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Freire, E. [13770] Ecuador K:SPC-59202.000 No
Pennington, T.D.; Vargas, W. [13705] Ecuador K:SPC-62831.000 No
Pennington, T.D.; Vargas, W. [13707] Ecuador K:SPC-59223.000 No
Pennington; et al [13485] Bolivia K001289540 Yes
Freire [459] Ecuador K001343653 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Zamora, N. [13350] Costa Rica K:SPC-57472.000 No
Callejas, R.; Escobar, O.D.; Castaño, I.D. [8812] Colombia K001343087 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Silveira, M.; Costa, D.; Oliveira, A.R.S.; Lima, L.; Figueiredo, C.S.; Ehringhaus, C. [8611] Brazil K000876535 Yes
Berger [1406] Costa Rica K001343623 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Zamora, N. [13359] Costa Rica K:SPC-57455.000 No
Pennington, T.D.; et al. [13534] Bolivia K:SPC-57327.000 No
Pennington; Daza [16948] Peru K001343652 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; et al. [13590] Costa Rica K:SPC-58685.000 No
Pennington, T.D.; et al. [13485] Bolivia K:SPC-57322.000 No
Riedel [1333] Brazil K000876538 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Zamora, N. [13383] Costa Rica K:SPC-57488.000 No
Sackett [1256] Panama K001343660 Yes
Saldias; et al [1269] Bolivia K001289546 Yes
Riedel [1333] Brazil K000876537 Yes
Owen, P.E. [12] Costa Rica K:SPC-57650.000 No
Freire [459], Ecuador K001343653 Yes
Sackett [1256], Panama K001343660 Yes
Ecuador K001472732 Yes
Ecuador K001472733 Yes
Ecuador K001472734 Yes
Ecuador K001472735 Yes
Ecuador K001472736 Yes
Ecuador K001472737 Yes
Ecuador K001472738 Yes
Ecuador K001472739 Yes
Ecuador K001472740 Yes
Ecuador K001472741 Yes
Ecuador K001472742 Yes
Ecuador K001472743 Yes
Ecuador K001472744 Yes
Ecuador K001472745 Yes
Ecuador K001472746 Yes
Ecuador K001472747 Yes
Ecuador K001472748 Yes
Ecuador K001472749 Yes
Ecuador K001472750 Yes
Ecuador K001472751 Yes
Ecuador K001472752 Yes
Ecuador K001472753 Yes
Ecuador K001472754 Yes
Ecuador K001472755 Yes
Ecuador K001472756 Yes
Ecuador K001472757 Yes
Ecuador K001472758 Yes
Ecuador K001472759 Yes
Ecuador K001472760 Yes
Ecuador K001472761 Yes
Ecuador K001472762 Yes
Ecuador K001472763 Yes
Ecuador K001472764 Yes
Ecuador K001472765 Yes
Ecuador K001472766 Yes
Ecuador K001472767 Yes
Ecuador K001472768 Yes
Ecuador K001472769 Yes
Ecuador K001472770 Yes
Ecuador K001472771 Yes
Ecuador K001472772 Yes
Ecuador K001472773 Yes
Ecuador K001472774 Yes
Ecuador K001472775 Yes
Ecuador K001472776 Yes
Ecuador K001472777 Yes
Ecuador K001472778 Yes
Ecuador K001472779 Yes
Ecuador K001472780 Yes
Colombia K001472781 Yes
Colombia K001472782 Yes
Panama K001472783 Yes
Panama K001472784 Yes
Panama K001472785 Yes
Ecuador K001472786 Yes
Ecuador K001472787 Yes
Ecuador K001472788 Yes
Ecuador K001472789 Yes
Ecuador K001472790 Yes
Ecuador K001472791 Yes
Peru K001472793 Yes
Peru K001472794 Yes
Peru K001472795 Yes
Peru K001472796 Yes
Peru K001472797 Yes
Peru K001472798 Yes
Peru K001472799 Yes
Peru K001472800 Yes
Peru K001472801 Yes
Peru K001472802 Yes
Peru K001472803 Yes
Peru K001472804 Yes
Peru K001472805 Yes
Peru K001472806 Yes
Peru K001472807 Yes
Peru K001472808 Yes
Peru K001472809 Yes
Peru K001472810 Yes
Peru K001472811 Yes
Peru K001472812 Yes
Peru K001472813 Yes
Peru K001472814 Yes
Peru K001472815 Yes
Peru K001472816 Yes
Peru K001472817 Yes
Peru K001472818 Yes
Peru K001472819 Yes
Peru K001472820 Yes
Peru K001472821 Yes
Peru K001472822 Yes
Peru K001472823 Yes
Peru K001472824 Yes
Peru K001472825 Yes
Peru K001472826 Yes
Peru K001472827 Yes
Peru K001472828 Yes
Peru K001472829 Yes
Peru K001472830 Yes
Peru K001472831 Yes
Peru K001472832 Yes
Bolivia K001472833 Yes
Bolivia K001472834 Yes
Peru K001472792 No
Jan 1, 1996 Pacheco, M.; Palheta, E.; Souza, S. [217] Brazil Inga melinonis K000876545 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Prance, G.T.; Hill, R.J.; Pennington, T.D.; Ramos, J.M. [23863] Brazil Inga melinonis K000876544 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Boom, B.; Pacheco, M.; Palheta, E.; Souza, S. [8608] Brazil Inga melinonis K000876541 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Prance, G.T.; Tavares, A.; Cardoso, J. [30442] Brazil Inga melinonis K000876546 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 Inga melinonis K000876542 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Mélinon [s.n.] French Guiana Inga melinonis K000328368 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1980 Egler, W.A. [47672] Brazil Inga melinonis K000876543 Yes
Assunção, P.A.C.L.; Pereira, E.C.; Silva, C.F. [470] Brazil Inga melinonis K000876540 Yes

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • 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 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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