Fabaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Inga densiflora

Edibility

4/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Inga densiflora is a tree. The pulp surrounding the seeds is highly prized within the plant's native range, where it is gathered from the wild and also often cultivated. The tree is also planted to provide shade in coffee plantations in Central America and in Venezuela[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. Inga densiflora has a large distribution that stretches from Mexico to northern South America. The taxon is known to occur within the protected areas network and is not considered to be affected by any major threatening processes at present. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico.

HabitatLowland and montane rainforest[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].