Fabaceae FAMILY

Inga velutina

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Inga velutina is a tree with a spreading crow, growing 18 metres or more tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 30 - 45cm in diameter, usually branching from near the base[ 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 edible fruit is harvested from the wild for local use. The tree is sometimes cultivated for its fruit in Brazil[ 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, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia.

HabitatAn uncommon tree, found in old clearings or along the margins of forests that are free from periodical floods, at elevations around 150 metres in Peru[ 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. ].