Biology:Inga sellowiana
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Short description: Species of legume
| Inga sellowiana | |
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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. sellowiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Inga sellowiana Benth.
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Inga sellowiana is an endangered species[1] of legume in the family Fabaceae, endemic to Brazil . It is an evergreen, perennial shrub or small tree, 1–8 metres (3.3–26.2 ft) in height.[2] Common names include ingá mirim, ingá ferro, ingá xixica and ingá xixi.[2]
It is found only in Brazil , specifically in the Southeast (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro) and South (Paraná, Santa Catarina) Regions.[3][4] It has pentamerous white flowers which bloom from November through March, and from May through June.[2]
Etymology
The genus' name Inga originates from the Tupi word in-gá meaning "soaked".[5] The species was named after Friedrich Sellow,[citation needed] a major collector of Brazilian flora.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Inga sellowiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998: e.T38238A10107331. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38238A10107331.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/38238/10107331. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Brazilian Flora Checklist - Inga sellowiana Benth.". http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/FichaPublicaTaxonUC/FichaPublicaTaxonUC.do?id=FB100939.
- ↑ Maçaneiro, João Paulo de (7 March 2013). "Flora Digital do Rio Grande do Sul e de Santa Catarina: Inga sellowiana". Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. http://www.ufrgs.br/fitoecologia/florars/open_sp.php?img=9649.
- ↑ Maçaneiro, João Paulo de (7 March 2013). "Flora Digital do Rio Grande do Sul e de Santa Catarina: Inga sellowiana". Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. http://www.ufrgs.br/fitoecologia/florars/open_sp.php?img=9650.
- ↑ FERREIRA, A. B. H. Novo Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa. Segunda edição. Rio de Janeiro: Nova Fronteira, 1986. pp.945-946
Wikidata ☰ Q1387531 entry
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