Taxon:  Inga nobilis Willd.



Summary
Genus:
Inga
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
405499
Place of publication:
Enum. pl. 2:1047.  1809
Verified:
10/22/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Inga nobilis Willd. subsp. nobilis (0 active accession[s])
Inga nobilis Willd. subsp. quaternata (Poepp.) T. D. Penn. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Boggan, J. et al. 1992. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas
  2. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  3. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  4. Killeen, T. J. et al. 1993. Guia de arboles de Bolivia
  5. 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 45:334.
  6. Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 379.
  7. Poncy, O. 1985. Le genre Inga (Légumineuses, Mimosoideae) en Guyane française. Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Bot. 31:48.
  8. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 379.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAcre Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 379.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmapá Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 379.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmazonas Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 379.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilGoiás Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 379.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMato Grosso Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 379.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPará Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 379.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRondônia Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 379.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRoraima Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 379.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 379.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 379.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 379.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 379.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 379.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 379.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 379.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 379.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 379.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 379.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 379.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 379.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 379.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 379.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 379.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: United States [Puerto Rico]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Reference(s)
  1. Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 379.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
EnvironmentalagroforestrypotentialPennington, 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 45:334.
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=405499. Accessed 23 October 2026.