Fabaceae
Inga
Inga vera

Inga vera subsp. vera

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Mexico to Venezuela and Bolivia, Caribbean. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Jawa

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Balick, M.J., Nee, M.H. & Atha, D.E. (2000). Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Belize with Common Names an Uses: 1-246. New York Botanic Garden Press, New York.
  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K. & Monterrosa Salomón, J. (2009). Nova silva cusatlantica. Árboles nativos e introduciados de El Salvador. Parte 1: Angiospermae - Familias A a L. Englera 29-1: 1-438.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Niembro Rocas, A., Vázquez Torres, M. & Sáchez Sáchez, O. (2010). Árboles de Veracruz 100 especies para la reforstación estratégica: 1-253. Gombierno del Estado de Veracruz, México.
  • Pennington, T.D. (1997). The genus Inga botany: 1-488. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt. (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Pennington, T. D. (1997). The Genus Inga: Botany. RBG Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2006 Calzada, J.I.; Vargas, M.; Ibarra, E. [16817] Mexico K000564152 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Toledo, C.; Espejo, A.; Pérez, B.; Martínez., M.; Pacheco, L. [160] Mexico K000564150 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Gómez Dominguez, H. [HGD 702] Mexico K000564151 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Calzada, J.I. [14206] Mexico K000564158 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Calzada, J.I. [14206] Mexico K000564147 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Smith, H.H. [927] Colombia K001343155 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Tenorio L., P.; Ramamoorthy, T.P.; Lafrankie, J. [3672] Mexico K000564007 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Smith, H.H. [106] Colombia K001343152 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Palmer, E. [568] Mexico K000564062 No
Jan 1, 1996 Tenorio L., P.; Romero de T., C. [562] Mexico K000563999 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Torres C., R.; Martínez, C. [4924] Mexico K000564026 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Méndez Ton, A. [5460] Mexico K000564028 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Sousa S., M.; Delgado, S.A. [4574] Mexico K000564004 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 MACQUEEN, D.J. [242] Mexico K000564009 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Palmer, E. [290] Mexico K000564010 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Sousa S., M.; Delgado, S.A. [4556] Mexico K000564005 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Williams, Ll. [8824] Mexico K000564011 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Solano Camacho, E. [721] Mexico K000564018 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Martínez S., E.M. [18940] Mexico K000564045 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Itié, G. [s.n.] Mexico K000564023 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Pennell, F.W. [4701] Colombia K001343154 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Valdivia O., P.E. [365] Mexico K000564021 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Hughes, C.E.; Harris, S.A.; Atkinson, R. [1646] Mexico K000564013 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Calzada, J.I.; Juárez, V. [18037] Mexico K000564019 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 s.coll. [537] Colombia K001343150 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Bourgeau, E. [2040] Mexico K000564016 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Jurgensen, C. [595] Mexico K000564044 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Tenorio L., P.; Romero de T., C. [2517] Mexico K000564006 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Martínez S., E.M. [18940] Mexico K000564022 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Ecuador K000201067 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Palmer, E. [362] Mexico K000564012 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Mexia, Y. [9288] Mexico K000564003 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Marta, A [s.n.] Colombia K001343149 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Gereau, R.E.; Martin, G.J. [1977] Mexico K000564079 No
Jan 1, 1996 André, E. [216] Colombia K000328559 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 André, E. [216] Colombia K000328560 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Hughes, C.E.; Harris, S.A.; Atkinson, R. [1680] Mexico K000564014 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Jurgensen, C. [595] Mexico K000564025 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Calzada, J.I. [1809] Mexico K000564015 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Pennington, T.D.; Sarukhan K., J. [9281] Mexico K000564008 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Britton et al [3629] Colombia K001343158 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Donnell Smith, J. [2316] Guatemala K000082027 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Bamps, P. [5537] Mexico K000564002 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Miller, J.S.; Tenorio L., P. [545] Mexico K000564050 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Dorantes, J. [2904] Mexico K000564020 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Little, E.L.; Little, R.R. [9664] Colombia K001343153 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Torres C., R.; Hernández, H.; Morales, P. [5386] Mexico K000564024 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Carranza, E. [2507] Mexico K000564153 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Ventura, E.; López, E. [3497] Mexico K000564017 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Ocaña, D.; Vera, F. [56] Mexico K000563997 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Soto Núñez, J.C.; Román G., S.; Vidal C., A. [12378] Mexico K000564148 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Ortiz, B. [120] Mexico K000564154 Yes
Pérez-García, E.A.; Reyes Diaz, B. [938] Mexico K000564157 Yes
Martínez S., E.M.; Aguilar, G. [12368] Mexico K000564001 Yes
André, E. [216] Colombia K000328561 Type Yes
Rico, L.; Malcolm-Tompkins, P.; Zappi, D.C. [1977] Dominican Republic K000478740 Yes
Flores S., H. [285] Mexico K000564052 Yes
Zamudio, S. [6294] Mexico K000564156 Yes
Martínez S., E.M.; Ramos, C.H.; Lombera, R.; Guerrero, R. [25141] Mexico K000564046 Yes
Quintanilla, J.M.; Durán, R. [869] Mexico K000564149 Yes
Soto, J.C.; Sutton, D.; Hampshire, R.; Lira, R.; Reyes, A. [13455] Mexico K000564000 Yes
Martínez S., E.M.; Ramos, C.H.; Lombera, R.; Guerrero, R. [25141] Mexico K000564029 Yes
Flores S., H. [168] Mexico K000564051 Yes
Tenorio L., P. [19189] Mexico K000564027 Yes
Castillo A., O.; Díaz, C.R. [O.C 593] Mexico K000564155 Yes
Triana, J. [250] Colombia K001343151 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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