Taxon:  Inga sapindoides Willd.



Summary
Genus:
Inga
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
415182
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 4(2):1012.  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 panamensis Seem.
Inga pavoniana G. Don

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 759.
  2. Rollo, A. et al. 2020. Genetic structure and pod morphology of Inga edulis cultivated vs. wild popularions from the Peruvian Amazon. Forests 11:655. DOI: 10.3390/f11060655.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 759.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 759.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 759.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 759.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 759.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 759.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 759.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 759.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 759.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 759.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaDarién Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 759.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaPanamá Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 759.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaVeraguas Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 759.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela n.Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 759.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 759.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 759.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 759.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama [Darién, Panamá, Veraguas], El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela (n.)
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Reference(s)
  1. Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 759.
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=415182. Accessed 31 October 2026.