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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 />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia<br />

REFERENCES: Duke and Vásquez 1994, León 1966, Sommeijer et al. n.d.,<br />

Sousa 1993<br />

Inga paraensis Ducke<br />

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

PORTUGUESE: ingá<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Eastern Amazonian Brazil possibly to Amazonian Peru and<br />

Ecuador<br />

REFERENCES: Balée 1994, Ducke 1949<br />

Inga p<strong>at</strong>erno Harms [syn. I. radians Pittier]<br />

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

ENGLISH: ice-cream bean, p<strong>at</strong>erna<br />

SPANISH: chalahuite, guama, guava real, jinicuil, p<strong>at</strong>erna, p<strong>at</strong>erno<br />

USES/NOTES: Edible pulp and imm<strong>at</strong>ure seeds are sold in markets.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Tropical Mexico and Central America, possibly to<br />

nor<strong>the</strong>rn South America<br />

REFERENCES: Campbell 1984, Facciola 1990, Ibarra-Manríquez et al.<br />

1997, León 1966, OAS 1973, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Usher 1974, von Reis<br />

Altschul 1973, Williams 1981<br />

Inga pilosula (Rich.) J.F. Macbr. [syn. I. affinis Steudel]<br />

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

PORTUGUESE: ingá<br />

SPANISH: purma shimbillo<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia<br />

REFERENCES: Duke and Vásquez 1994, León 1966, Roosmalen 1985<br />

Inga plumifera Spruce ex Benth.<br />

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

PORTUGUESE: ingá<br />

SPANISH: coto shimbillo<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia<br />

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

Inga poeppigiana Benth. [I. cili<strong>at</strong>a Poeppig, nomen illegit.]<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 pruriens Poeppig<br />

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

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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