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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 />

Inga santaremnensis Ducke<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: Duke and Vásquez 1994<br />

Inga sapindoides Willd. [syn. I. preussii Harms, I. rensonii Pittier]<br />

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

SPANISH: caspirol, cujín, cujinicuil, guajiniquil, nacaspilo,<br />

quijiniquil<br />

USES/NOTES: Imm<strong>at</strong>ure green pod is occasionally boiled and e<strong>at</strong>en as a<br />

vegetable and ripe aril is e<strong>at</strong>en like o<strong>the</strong>r Inga species.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Central America<br />

REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Jørgensen and León-Yánez 1999, OAS 1973,<br />

Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Inga semial<strong>at</strong>a (Vell.) Mart. [syn. I. margin<strong>at</strong>a Willd., nomen<br />

illegit.]<br />

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

PORTUGUESE: ingá-de-m<strong>at</strong>a, ingá-mirim<br />

SPANISH: guaba, guamo chirimo, guamo negrito, negrito, pacai de los<br />

ríos, poroto shimbillo<br />

USES/NOTES: Whitish aril is edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics<br />

REFERENCES: Bennett et al. 2001, Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Duke and<br />

Vásquez 1994, Kainer and Duryea 1992, OAS 1973, Sousa 1993, von<br />

Reis Altschul 1973<br />

Inga spectabilis (Vahl) Willd.<br />

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

PORTUGUESE: ingá, ingá-ferro<br />

SPANISH: guaba, guaba macheto, guaba machetona, guamo, guamo macheto,<br />

guava de castilla, guava real, guavo de castilla, guavo real,<br />

macheto, pacae colombiano<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Neotropics<br />

REFERENCES: Bennett et al. 2001, Duke and Vásquez 1994, Facciola 1990,<br />

OAS 1973, Sousa 1993, UFA/NYBG n.d.<br />

Inga splendens Willd.<br />

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

PORTUGUESE: ingá, ingá-facão<br />

SPANISH: shimbillo<br />

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

NATURAL RANGE: Amazonia<br />

REFERENCES: Duke and Vásquez 1994, Roosmalen 1985, UFA/NYBG n.d.<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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