Taxon:  Inga oerstediana Benth.



Summary
Genus:
Inga
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
405503
Place of publication:
B. Seemann, Bot. voy. Herald 117.  1853
Verified:
10/22/1999 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 edulis Mart. var. minutula Schery
Inga minutula (Schery) T. S. Elias

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  2. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  3. 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 45:335.
  4. Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 736.
  5. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  6. Rico, L. & T. Pennington. 2012. Review of Fabaceae Neotropical Mimosoideae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm.
  7. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Spanish (Peru)pacae blanco  2Rico, L. & T. Pennington. 2012. Review of Fabaceae Neotropical Mimosoideae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 736.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 736.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 736.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 736.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 736.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 736.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 736.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 736.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 736.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 736.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 736.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 736.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 736.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 736.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaBocas del Toro Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 736.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaChiriquí Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 736.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaColón Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 736.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaDariénalso San BlasPennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 736.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 736.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 736.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 736.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 736.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 736.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama [Bocas del Toro, Chiriquí, Colón, Darién (also San Blas)], El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 736.
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 45:335.
Environmentalshade/sheltershade/shelter for coffee, cacao, and teaPennington, 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 45:335.
Environmentalsoil improver Rico, L. & T. Pennington. 2012. Review of Fabaceae Neotropical Mimosoideae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm.
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=405503. Accessed 22 October 2026.