Inga chocoensis Killip ex T. S. Elias (Fabaceae)

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Espinoza, R., Perez, D., Masís, A., Guadamuz, A. and Chavarría, F. 1998. Inga chocoensis (Fabaceae) Species Page, September 14, 1998. Species Home Pages, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. http://www.acguanacaste.ac.cr

I. Identification:

Tree approximately 8-10 m tall.

Flower:

Fruit:

In the form of a spiral approximately 13.5 cm long, with a diameter of 2.8 cm, dark brown.

View of the fruit

Leaves:

Compound alternate, approximately 21-31 cm long, wtih a cilindrical petiole 2-3.5 cm long, leaflets 9-21 cm long. Has a winged rachis, pubescent petiole. It has foliar nectaries in the shape of small drinking glasses between the leaflet pairs.

Upper surface	Under surface
Leaf arrangement	Rachis
Foliar nectary

Bark and wood:

Whole plant architecture:

Similar species:

Verification:

II. Geographic distribution:

International:

In Costa Rica:

In the Area de Conservación Guanacaste:

Map of macro-habitats of the ACG

III. Natural History:

IV. How to find:

Can be found in the San Cristobal sector on Sendero el Piñal.

Acknowledgments:

This project was carried out by the Area de Conservación Guanacaste/CR, with help from INBio/CR, ICBG from the Foggarty center, NIH/USA and NSF/USA.

Thanks to Kate Beattie for helping with the managment of images and translation of this species page.

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