Taxon:  Inga punctata Willd.



Summary
Genus:
Inga
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
415181
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 4(2):1016.  1806
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 leptoloba Schltdl.
Inga strigillosa Spruce ex Benth.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  2. León, J. 1966. Central American and West Indian species of Inga (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 53:290.
  3. Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
  4. Sousa, M. 1993. El genéro Inga (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) del Sur de México y Centroamérica, estudio previo para la Flora Mesoamericana. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80:256.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAcre Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmapá Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmazonas Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPará Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRondônia Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba e.Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaBocas del Toro Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaChiriquí Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaCoclé Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaColón Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaDarién Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaLos Santos Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaVeraguas Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba (e.), Trinidad and Tobago
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama [Bocas del Toro, Chiriquí, Coclé, Colón, Darién, Los Santos, Veraguas], El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Reference(s)
  1. Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 432.
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=415181. Accessed 30 October 2026.