Fabaceae FAMILY

Inga acrocephala

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Inga acrocephala is a tree with a dense, globoid crown; it can grow up to 35 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 120cm in diameter and unbranched for up to 22 metres[ 704 Title Illustrated Booklet of 25 Forest Species of Putumayo, Colombia. Publication Author Publisher USAID/Colombia. Year ISBN Description A PDF Document released on the Internet, giving good descriptions and brief notes on the uses of 25 tree species from Colombia. ]. The edible pods are harvested from the wild for local use. The tree also yields a colouring matter and a useful timber. It is sometimes planted as a shade tree in coffee plantations[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Colombia, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico.

HabitatRain forests, especially on slopes[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ].