Inga oerstediana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
Genus: | Inga |
Species: | I. oerstediana
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Binomial name | |
Inga oerstediana |
Inga oerstediana is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae. [1] [2] It was described by English botanist George Bentham. [1] [2] [3] It can be found in Mexico, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil [1] and Trinidad and Tobago. [2]
Inga oerstediana grows to be between 4 and 20 meters tall. [4] Its bole is between 10 and 40 centimeters in diameter. [4] The seedpod is between 8 and 32 centimeters long. [4]
Inga oerstediana has three to five pairs of leaflets, with red veins, rachi and leaf veins. [5] Inga oerstediana can be found in the lower mountain areas of Panama and Costa Rica, as well as lowland rain forests. [5] Inga oerstediana has similarities to Inga edulis', and is sometimes considered the same species. [5]
Inga oerstediana is used to provide shade in coffee plantations in Central America. [4] The pulp surrounding the seeds is sweet and edible. [4] The wood of Inga oerstediana is usable but is vulnerable to dry wood termites and is not durable in soil. [4]
Inga oerstediana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
Genus: | Inga |
Species: | I. oerstediana
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Binomial name | |
Inga oerstediana |
Inga oerstediana is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae. [1] [2] It was described by English botanist George Bentham. [1] [2] [3] It can be found in Mexico, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil [1] and Trinidad and Tobago. [2]
Inga oerstediana grows to be between 4 and 20 meters tall. [4] Its bole is between 10 and 40 centimeters in diameter. [4] The seedpod is between 8 and 32 centimeters long. [4]
Inga oerstediana has three to five pairs of leaflets, with red veins, rachi and leaf veins. [5] Inga oerstediana can be found in the lower mountain areas of Panama and Costa Rica, as well as lowland rain forests. [5] Inga oerstediana has similarities to Inga edulis', and is sometimes considered the same species. [5]
Inga oerstediana is used to provide shade in coffee plantations in Central America. [4] The pulp surrounding the seeds is sweet and edible. [4] The wood of Inga oerstediana is usable but is vulnerable to dry wood termites and is not durable in soil. [4]