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Abelmoschus esculentus (L - the University of Maine at Fort Kent

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Kerm<strong>at</strong>h, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in <strong>the</strong> Americs<br />

REFERENCES: Cavalcante 1991, Ducke 1946, Duke and Vásquez 1994,<br />

Estrella 1991, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), Omawale 1973, Peret 1985, Roosmalen<br />

1985, Shanley and Medina 2005, Silva et al. 1977<br />

Inga coruscans Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae (bean or pea)<br />

PORTUGUESE: ingá<br />

SPANISH: churimo, shimbillo<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia to <strong>the</strong> Colombian Chocó<br />

REFERENCES: Duke and Vásquez 1994, León 1966, Ramírez-Orjuela and<br />

Sánchez-Dueñas 2005, Sousa 1993<br />

Inga densiflora Benth.<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae (bean or pea)<br />

PORTUGUESE: ingá<br />

SPANISH: guaba<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonian Ecuador and Peru<br />

REFERENCES: Bennett et al. 2001, León 1966, Sousa 1993<br />

Inga dumosa Benth.<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae (bean or pea)<br />

PORTUGUESE: ingá<br />

SPANISH: shimbillo<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit pulp is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia<br />

REFERENCES: Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Duke and Vásquez 1994<br />

Inga edulis Mart.<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae (bean or pea)<br />

ENGLISH: ice-cream bean, food inga, ingapadoo, whykee, whytee<br />

PORTUGUESE: ingá-cipó, ingá-de-metro, ingá-verdadeiro<br />

SPANISH: cajetaho, guaba, guaba chilillo, guaba de la costa, guaba<br />

forastera, guabo, guaje, guama/o, guamo bejuco, guamo liso, guamo<br />

rabo de mico, guamo santafereño, guava, guavo bejuco, guavo machek,<br />

inga espada, inga sipó, ingaguazu, maria, pacae, pacai, pacay,<br />

p<strong>at</strong>erna, pepetón, rabo de mico, rabo de mono, shimbile, shimbillo<br />

USES/NOTES: Sweet white pulp surrounding <strong>the</strong> seeds <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> long pod is<br />

edible a favorite snack food in many regions. The tree is also<br />

medicinal and widely cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed to add nitrogen to <strong>the</strong> soil and to<br />

shade o<strong>the</strong>r crops.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics<br />

REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, Cavalcante 1991, Duke 1986, FUDENA<br />

n.d., Irvine 1989, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), Leung 1961, Omawale 1973, OAS<br />

1973 1985, Rehm and Espig 1991, Silva et al. 1977, Sousa 1993,<br />

Vásquez and Gentry 1989, Works 1990<br />

Inga feuillei DC. [syn. I. reticul<strong>at</strong>a Spruce]<br />

FAMILY: Fabaceae or Leguminosae subfam. Mimosoideae (bean or pea)<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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