Biology:Inga oerstediana
| Inga oerstediana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Inga |
| Species: | I. oerstediana
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| Binomial name | |
| Inga oerstediana Benth.
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Inga oerstediana is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae.[1][2] It was described by English botanist George Bentham.[1][2][3] It can be found in Mexico, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil [1] and Trinidad and Tobago.[2]
Description
Inga oerstediana grows to be between 4 and 20 meters tall.[4] It’s bole is between 10 and 40 centimeters in diameter.[4] The seedpod is between 8 and 32 centimeters long.[4]
Inga oerstediana has three to five pairs of leaflets, with red veins, rachi and leaf veins.[5] Inga oerstediana can be found in the lower mountain areas of Panama and Costa Rica, as well as lowland rain forests.[5] Inga oerstediana has similarities to Inga edulis', and is sometimes considered the same species.[5]
Uses
Inga oerstediana is used to provide shade in coffee plantations in Central America.[4] The pulp surrounding the seeds is sweet and edible.[4] The wood of Inga oerstediana is usable but is vulnerable to dry wood termites and is not durable in soil.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Inga oerstediana Benth.". https://eol.org/pages/642672.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Inga oerstediana Benth.". https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/128647-2.
- ↑ "Inga oerstediana Benth.". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/ild-33221.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Inga oerstediana". https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Inga+oerstediana.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Condit, Richard; Perez, Rolando; Daguerre, Nefertaris (2010). "Trees of Panama and Costa Rica". Princeton University Press. p. 198. https://books.google.com/books?id=TqlGnkl8rPIC&dq=“Inga+oerstediana“&pg=PA487.
Wikidata ☰ Q1445575 entry
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