Taxon:  Inga striata Benth.



Summary
Genus:
Inga
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
411736
Place of publication:
London J. Bot. 4:608.  1845
Verified:
08/25/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Inga nuda Salzm. ex Benth.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  2. Pennington, T. D. 1996. (1228-1230) Three proposals to conserve or reject species names in the genus Inga (Leguminosae) [conserve Inga marginata, reject Inga juglandifolia & Inga pisana]. Taxon 45:333-335.
  3. Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 765.
  4. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Portugueseingá  2Pennington, T. D. 1996. (1228-1230) Three proposals to conserve or reject species names in the genus Inga (Leguminosae) [conserve Inga marginata, reject Inga juglandifolia & Inga pisana]. Taxon 45:333-335.
Spanishpacae  2Pennington, T. D. 1996. (1228-1230) Three proposals to conserve or reject species names in the genus Inga (Leguminosae) [conserve Inga marginata, reject Inga juglandifolia & Inga pisana]. Taxon 45:333-335.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilBahia Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 765.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMinas Gerais Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 765.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPernambuco Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 765.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio de Janeiro Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 765.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Sul Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 765.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSanta Catarina Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 765.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSão Paulo Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 765.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 765.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 765.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 765.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaSanta Cruz Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 765.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaNariño Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 765.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorNapo Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 765.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruAmazonas Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 765.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCajamarca Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 765.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCusco Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 765.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruHuánuco Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 765.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruJunín Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 765.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruPasco Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 765.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruSan Martín Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 765.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Southern America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Bahia, Minas Gerais, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Santa Cruz], Colombia [Nariño], Ecuador [Napo], Peru [Amazonas, Cajamarca, Cusco, Huánuco, Junín, Pasco, San Martín]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 765.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalshade/shelterfor coffeePennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 765.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=411736. Accessed 28 October 2026.