Fabaceae FAMILY

Inga umbellifera

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Inga umbellifera is a tree growing 5 - 15 metres tall. The bole can be 10 - 30cm in diameter, branching from fairly low down[ 333 Title Tree Species of Panama Publication Author Website http://ctfs.arnarb.harvard.edu/webatlas/mainframe.php?order=s Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Factsheets on all the tree and shrub species of Panama, giving identification guide, brief guide to the species and some uses. A vast, but rather incomplete work as of 15/07/09. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of fuel.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica.

HabitatWet forests, especially along the margins and near rivers and streams, at low to moderate elevations[ 333 Title Tree Species of Panama Publication Author Website http://ctfs.arnarb.harvard.edu/webatlas/mainframe.php?order=s Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Factsheets on all the tree and shrub species of Panama, giving identification guide, brief guide to the species and some uses. A vast, but rather incomplete work as of 15/07/09. , 408 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 53 Publication Author Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1966 ISBN Description Contains an excellent treament of a section of the genus Inga. An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. ].