Inga quaternata

Botanical Description

Inga quaternata is an evergreen shrub tree with a dense round or spreading crown growing 4.5 - 15 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 25cm in diameter[ 447 Title Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Publication Author Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H. Publisher USDA, Forest Service; Washington. Year 1964 ISBN Description Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species. ]. It sometimes branches from low down, or can be unbranched for up to half its height[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is mainly used to provide shade in coffee plantations, though it does also provide an edible fruit and fuel.