Inga oerstediana

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Ingeae
Genus: Inga
Species: Inga oerstediana
Name

Inga oerstediana Benth.
References

B. Seemann, Bot. voy. Herald 117. 1853
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Inga oerstediana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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]
Description

Inga oerstediana grows to be between 4 and 20 meters tall.[4] It’s 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]
Uses

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]
References

"Inga oerstediana Benth". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
"Inga oerstediana Benth". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
"Inga oerstediana Benth". The Plant List. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
"Inga oerstediana". Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
Condit, Richard; Perez, Rolando; Daguerre, Nefertaris (2010). "Trees of Panama and Costa Rica". Google Books. Princeton University Press. p. 198. Retrieved 17 April 2022.