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Latin name	Inga ismaelis M.Sousa
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Oaxaca, Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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Ecology
Use	fd (fruits)
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English name	Ismael inga
French name	inga d'Ismael
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Latin name	Inga jefensis Liesner & D'Arcy
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	CerroJefe inga
French name	inga du Cerrro Jefe
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Latin name	Inga jimenezii N.Zamora
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology
Use	fd (kernel)
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English name	Jiménez inga
French name	inga de Jiménez
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Latin name	Inga jinicuil Schltdl. & Cham. ex G.Don
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama) MW South America (Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Ecology
Use	fd (seeds) pl
Synonym	Feuilleea jinicuil (Schltdl. & Cham. ex G.Don) Kuntze
English name	jinicuil inga
French name	inga jinicuil
Spanish name	jinicuil (Mexico)
Other name	teenshichi (Ecuador)
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Latin name	Inga lacustris M.Sousa
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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Ecology
Use	ex (about 100 trees)
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English name	lacustrine inga
French name	inga lacustre
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Latin name	Inga latibracteata Harms
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas, Veracruz, Queretaro, Puebla)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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Synonym	Inga borealis T.S.Elias Inga endlichii Harms Inga sciadodendron Harms Inga zapacuanica Harms
English name	broadbracts inga
French name	inga à bractées larges
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Other name	kok (tzeltal, Mexico)
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Latin name	Inga latipes Pittier
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology
Use	fr (birds)
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English name	CostaRica inga
French name	inga du Costa Rica
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Latin name	Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, West Indies) NW MW MC South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg->mes
Use	fd fr ma pl (shade tree in coffee plantations) sa ti
Synonym	Feuilleea laurina (Sw.) Kuntze Inga fagifolia (L.) Willd. ex Benth. non G.Don Inga tetraphylla (Vell.) Mart. Mimosa fagifolia Jacq. Mimosa fagifolia L. Mimosa laurina Sw. Mimosa nodosa Sessé & Moc. non Willd. non L. Mimosa tetraphylla Vell.
English name	sackysac inga; black pois doux (Trinidad and Tobago); pom-shock (Virgin Islands); sackysac (Trinidad and Tobago); Spanish ash, Spanish oak; Spanish-oak (Virgin Islands); sweek-pea; sweet pea (Panama); sweet tea; sweet-pea (Virgin Gorda); sweetpea (Puerto Rico)
French name	inga petite-feuille; inga; pois doux (Guadeloupe); pois-doux blanc; pois-doux-rivière; poix doux (Martinique); poix doux (Guadeloupe); poix doux blanc (Martinique); poix doux blanc (Guadeloupe); poix doux petite feuille
Spanish name	chapernillo, cujincuil, cujinicuil (El Salvador); gina (Dominican Republic, Panama); guama (Panama); guamá (Puerto Rico); guamá de Puerto-Rico (Cuba); guame churimo, guamo churimo (Colombia); guana de Puerto-Rico (Cuba); guavo (Panama); jina (Dominican Republic); palal (Guatemala); paternillo (El Salvador)
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Latin name	Inga leiocalycina Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
Use	ti (carpentry)
Synonym	Feuilleea leiocalycina (Benth.) Kuntze Inga dumosa Benth. Inga multiflora Benth. Inga rufinervis Spruce ex Benth. Inga semiglabra Pittier Inga strigillosa Spruce ex Benth. Inga tenuirama Harms Inga yunckeri Standl.
English name	smoothcalyx inga
French name	inga à calice glabre
Spanish name	guamo (Venezuela); pacae colorado (Peru)
Other name	kala ouéko; pois sucré (creole)
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Latin name	Inga leonis N.Zamora
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Léon inga
French name	inga de Léon
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Latin name	Inga litoralis N.Zamora
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	seashore inga
French name	inga littoral
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Latin name	Inga longispica Standl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
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English name	longspike inga
French name	inga à long épi
Spanish name	cuajiniquil (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Inga marginata Willd.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) South America (tropics and subtropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hel hyg xer
Use	fd (fruits) fr (fruits) fw (charcoal, firewood) pl (ornamental) sa (coffee shade) ti (boxes, carpentry)
Synonym	Feuilleea marginata (Willd.) Kuntze Inga excelsa Poepp. Inga fagifolia var. marginata (Willd.) Hassl. Inga fagifolia f. genuina Hassl. Inga fagifolia f. pedicellaris Hassl. Inga guayaquilensis G.Don Inga leptostachya Benth. Inga microcoma Harms Inga odorata G.Don Inga puberula Benth. Inga pycnostachya Benth. Inga sapida Kunth Inga semialata (Vell.) Mart. Inga tysonii T.S.Elias Mimosa semialata Vell.
English name	marginate inga; sweetwood (Panama)
French name	inga émarginé
Spanish name	caramacate (Venezuela); cuajiniquil, cuajiniquil negro (Costa Rica); guaba chiquita, guabillo, guabo (Ecuador); guamo churimo, guamo churimo de ribete (Colombia); guamo churina (Paraguay); guamo negrito (Colombia); guamo negro, guamo rosario (Paraguay); guavo de mono (Panama); pacay mono (Bolivia); shimbillo colorado (Peru)
Other name	ingá, ingá-dedo (portuguese, Brazil); ingá del cerro (guarani, Paraguay); inga-feijão (portuguese, Brazil); ingá hu, ingá miré (guarani, Paraguay); ingá-mirim (portuguese, Brazil); ingá pytá (guarani, Paraguay)
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Latin name	Inga micheliana Harms
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico, Guatemala, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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English name	Micheli inga
French name	inga de Micheli
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Latin name	Inga mortoniana J.León
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NC South America (Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology
Use	fd (kernel)
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English name	Morton inga
French name	inga de Morton
Spanish name	guaba maría (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Inga mucuna Walp. & Duchass.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	mucuna inga
French name	inga mucuna
Spanish name	guava peluda (Panama)
Other name	cuilup (kuna, Panama)
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Latin name	Inga multijuga Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize to Panama) N MW South America (Colombia,Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology
Use	fw
Synonym	Feuilleea multijuga (Benth.) Kuntze
English name	manyyoked inga
French name	inga penné
Spanish name	cuje (Guatemala); guabo de estero (Costa Rica); guama, guamo (Honduras); nacaspiro (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Inga multijuga ssp. mexicana T.D.Penn.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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English name	Mexico manyyoked inga
French name	inga penné du Mexique
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Latin name	Inga multijuga Benth. ssp. multijuga
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	typical manyyoked inga
French name	inga penné typique
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Latin name	Inga nobilis Willd.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama; Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador: Coast, Andes, Amazonas; Peru, Bolivia, Brazil: Acre)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Feuilleea nobilis (Willd.) Kuntze Inga conglomerata Benoist Inga corymbifera Benth. Inga humboldtiana Kunth Inga mathewsiana Benth. Inga riedeliana Benth. Inga riedeliana var. surinamensis Benth. Inga sericantha Miq. Inga superba Pittier
English name	grand inga
French name	inga noble; inga
Spanish name	churimito, churimo (Colombia); guama (Honduras); guamo (Venezuela); guamo cansamuelas, guamo rosario (Colombia)
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Latin name	Inga nobilis ssp. quaternata (Poepp.) T.D.Penn.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama; Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador: Coast, Andes, Amazonas; Peru, Bolivia, Brazil: Acre)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M[L]
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg mes
Use	fd (fruits) fw sa
Synonym	Feuilleea quaternata (Poepp.) Kuntze Inga maxoniana Pittier Inga mutisii Britton & Killip Inga oblanceolata Britton & Killip Inga pardoana Harms Inga quaternata Poepp. Inga roussoviana Pittier Inga santanderensis Britton & Killip Inga schippii Standl. Inga speciosissima Pittier Inga williamsii Pittier
English name	quaternary grand inga
French name	inga noble quaternaire
Spanish name	acotopillo de montaña (Mexico); bribri (Belize, Panama); cansa boca, guabito, guavito (Panama); shimbillo (Peru)
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Latin name	Inga oerstediana Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Panama) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology
Use	fd pl sa (shade tree)
Synonym	Feuilleea endlicheri Kuntze Feuilleea oerstediana (Benth.) Kuntze Inga chartana Britton & Killip Inga chiriquensis Standl. Inga cobanensis Pittier Inga culagana Britton & Killip Inga edulis var. granadensis Urb. Inga edulis var. minutula Schery Inga endlicheri (Kuntze) J.F.Macbr. Inga eriorhachis Harms Inga fasciculata Poepp. Inga meridensis Pittier Inga minutula (Schery) T.S.Elias Inga pamplonae Britton & Killip Inga tuerckheimii Pittier
English name	Oersted inga
French name	inga d'Oersted
Spanish name	cuajiniquil peludo (Costa Rica); guama pachona (Honduras)
Other name	cushin (Guatemala); jaquinicuil (Mexico)
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Latin name	Inga paterno Harms
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Ecology
Use	fd (fruits) pl sa (shadow for coffee plantation)
Synonym	Inga radians Pittier
English name	paterno inga
French name	inga paterno
Spanish name	guaba (Nicaragua); guama (Honduras); guava extranjera (Nicaragua); paterno (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala)
Other name	cuil machetón, tz'elel (tzeltal, Mexico)
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Latin name	Inga pauciflora Walp. & Duchass.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	fewflower inga
French name	inga pauciflore
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Latin name	Inga pavoniana G.Don
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) N MW MC South America (Colombia to Guianas, Trinidad, Ecuador: Coast, Amazonas; Peru, Bolivia, Chile: Tarapaca)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology
Use	dr fd
Synonym	Feuilleea lindeniana (Benth.) Kuntze Feuilleea panamensis (Seem.) Kuntze Feuilleea pavoniana (G.Don) Kuntze Inga alatopetiolata Schery Inga biolleyana Pittier Inga caracasana Pittier Inga donaeana J.F.Macbr. Inga eggersii Harms Inga hartii Urb. Inga jimeneziana Pittier non N.Zamora Inga lindeniana Benth. Inga panamensis Seem. Inga panamensis var. clavata Schery Inga panamemsis var. pittieri (Micheli) Schery Inga panamensis var. rodrigueziana (Pittier) Schery Inga pittieri Micheli Inga preussii Harms Inga purpusii Pittier Inga rensonii Pittier Inga rodrigueziana Pittier
English name	Pavón inga; mountain bribri (Belize)
French name	inga de Pavón
Spanish name	guabo sambo (Ecuador); guama (Belize)
Other name	tzotz-ni (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Inga pezizifera Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology
Use	ti
Synonym	Feuilleea pezizifera (Benth.) Kuntze Inga microstachya Britton & Killip Inga riopalenquensis A.H.Gentry Inga subsericantha Ducke Inga urnifera Kleinhoonte
English name	red inga
French name	inga rouge; bois pago, inga, pois sucré rouge
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Other name	sapur ingua (kuna, Panama)
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Latin name	Inga pinetorum Pittier
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, N Guatemala, Belize)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	calc
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English name	pinewoods inga
French name	inga des pinèdes
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Other name	tama-tama, tamatama (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Inga polita Killip
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	polished inga
French name	inga poli
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Latin name	Inga portobellensis Beurl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (end Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Inga macrophylla Billb. ex Beurl. non Willd.
English name	Portobelo inga
French name	inga de Portobelo
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Latin name	Inga pseudoinvolucrata M.Sousa
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	falseinvolucre inga
French name	inga à faux involucre
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