Inga spectabilis

Inga spectabilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Ingeae
Genus: Inga
Species: Inga spectabilis

Name

Inga spectabilis (Vahl) Willd., 1806

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Feuilleea spectabilis (Vahl) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 189 (1891)
  • Mimosa spectabilis Vahl, Skr. Naturhist.-Selsk. 2(1): 219 (1792)
• Heterotypic
  • Feuilleea heteroptera (Benth.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 188 (1891)
  • Inga fulgens Kunth, Mimoses: 36 (1824)
  • Inga heteroptera Benth., London J. Bot. 4: 610 (1845)
  • Inga lucida Kunth, F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 287 (1824)
  • Inga schimpffii Harms, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 43: 112 (1938)
  • Inga smithii Britton, Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 35: 117 (1936)
  • Inga spectabilis var. schimpffii (Harms) Little, Phytologia 19: 268 (1970)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Galápagos, Peru Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panamá Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1806. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 4. Pars 2. Pp. 634–1157. Impensis G. C. Nauk, Berolini [Berlin]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 4(2):1017.

Additional references

• Pennington, T.D. (1997). The genus Inga botany: 1-488. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Inga spectabilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 15. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Inga spectabilis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 15. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Inga spectabilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Inga spectabilis. Published online. Accessed: October 15 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Inga spectabilis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: machete ice-cream-bean

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