Taxon:  Inga heterophylla Willd.



Summary
Genus:
Inga
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
436411
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 4(2):1020.  1806
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. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  2. Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmazonas Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMato Grosso Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPará Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParaná Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRondônia Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSanta Catarina Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSão Paulo Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaDarién 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 AmericaBoliviaCochabamba Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaEl Beni Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaLa Paz Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaPando Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaSanta Cruz Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaAntioquia Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaSantander Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorNapo Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruAyacucho Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCusco Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLoreto Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruSan Martín Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany
Native
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Panama [Darién]
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela [Bolívar, Amazonas]
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Pará, Paraná, Rondônia, Santa Catarina, São Paulo]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Cochabamba, El Beni, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz], Colombia [Antioquia, Santander], Ecuador [Napo], Peru [Ayacucho, Cusco, Loreto, San Martín]

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=436411. Accessed 1 November 2026.