Biology:Inga spectabilis

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Short description: Species of legume

Inga spectabilis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Inga
Species:
I. spectabilis
Binomial name
Inga spectabilis
(Vahl) Willd.

Inga spectabilis is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae.

It is native to Central America and the Andean states to Bolivia.[1] The blade-like morphology of the fruiting pod has earned it the common name machete ice-cream-bean (Guamo Macheto, Guaba Machete).[2]

References

  1. Govaerts, Rafael. "Inga spectabilis". Kew Botanic Gardens. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1122303-2. 
  2. Grandtner, MM; Chevrette, Julien (2014). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 326. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1526713 entry