Taxon:  Inga cayennensis Sagot ex Benth.



Summary
Genus:
Inga
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
436402
Place of publication:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30:626.  1875
Verified:
03/25/2004 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
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
  2. Vásquez Martínez, R. et al. 2002. Adiciones a la Flora Peruana: especies nuevas, nuevos registros y estados taxonómicos de las Angiospermas para el Perú. Arnaldoa 9(2):74.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAlagoas Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmapá Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmazonas Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilBahia Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMaranhão Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPará Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPernambuco Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRondônia Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaAmazonas Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaBolívar Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaAmazonas Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaVaupés Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorMorona Santiago Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorNapo Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorPastaza Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruAmazonas Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruHuánuco Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLoreto Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruMadre de Dios Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruPasco Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruSan Martín Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruUcayali Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
Native
Southern America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela [Bolívar, Amazonas]
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Maranhão, Pará, Pernambuco, Rondônia]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia [Amazonas, Vaupés], Ecuador [Morona Santiago, Napo, Pastaza], Peru [Amazonas, Huánuco, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Pasco, San Martín, Ucayali]

Reference(s)
  1. Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
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=436402. Accessed 2 November 2026.