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Latin name	Inga punctata Willd.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M[L]
Foliage
Ecology	hel hyg xer
Use
Synonym	Feuilleea leptoloba (Schltdl.) Kuntze Feuilleea punctata (Willd.) Kuntze Inga ierensis Britton Inga leptoloba Schltdl. Inga popayanensis Pittier Inga punctata ssp. chagrensis Pittier Inga punctata var. elongata J.F.Macbr. Inga punctata var. panamensis Benth. Inga salvadorensis Britton & Rose Mimosa sericea Poir.
English name	punctate inga
French name	inga ponctué
Spanish name	acotope (Mexico); bribri (Panama); cansa boca; caspiro, cuajinicuil blanco (Guatemala); cuajiniquil (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras); guama, guama negra (Honduras); guamo (Colombia); guava; guava de mono (Panama); guava del mono; guavita cansa-boca; guavo (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama); nacaspiro (Guatemala); pepeto (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras); pepeto negro (El Salvador)
Other name	bitze, ixcapirol (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Inga rubiginosa (Rich.) DC.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) N South America (Colombia to French Guiana, N Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L?
Foliage
Ecology	hel
Use	ti (carpentry)
Synonym	Inga peltadenia Harms Inga standleyana Pittier Mimosa rubiginosa Rich.
English name	rubiginous inga
French name	inga rubigineux
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Other name	kodia oueko (Brazil); pois sucré (creole); swietieboontje (Suriname); waiki, warakosa (Guyana)
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Latin name	Inga ruiziana G.Don
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) N M South America (Colombia, Ecuador to Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M[L]
Foliage
Ecology	hyg xer
Use	fd (kernel)
Synonym	Feuilleea ruiziana (G.Don) Kuntze Inga confusa Britton & Rose Inga fagifolia G. Don Inga foliosa Benth.
English name	Ruiz inga
French name	inga de Ruiz
Spanish name	bribri (Panama); guaba (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Inga saffordiana Pittier
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Safford inga
French name	inga de Safford
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Latin name	Inga samanensis L.Uribe
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Inga paludicola A.R.Molina Inga squamigera J.León
English name	samanlike inga
French name	inga faux-saman
Spanish name	guavo (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Inga sapindoides Willd.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador: Coast, Amazonas; Peru) NE Oceania (Galapagos)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M[L]
Foliage
Ecology
Use	fd (kernel) pl sa (coffee shade)
Synonym	Feuilleea sapindoides (Willd.) Kuntze Inga antioquensis Britton & Killip Inga camuriensis Pittier Inga grandifolia Pittier Inga similis Pittier Mimosa sapindoides (Willd.) Poir.
English name	sapinduslike inga
French name	inga faux-sapindus
Spanish name	bribri (Panama); guabo cuadrado, guabo quabrado (Costa Rica); guama blanca (Honduras); guavo (Panama)
Other name	cuajiniquil (El Salvador); cushin, shalum (Guatemala); tama-tama (Belize)
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Latin name	Inga schiedeana Steud.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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Synonym	Inga flexuosa Schltdl. Inga pringlei Harms
English name	Schiede inga
French name	inga de Schiede
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Latin name	Inga sertulifera DC.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Inga coriacea (Pers.) Desv. non Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Inga coriacea var. leptopus (Benth.) J.F.Macbr. Inga jenmanii Sandwith Inga leptopus Benth. Inga sertulifera var. leptopus (Benth.) Benth. Mimosa coriacea Pers.
English name	leathery inga
French name	inga coriace
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Latin name	Inga sierrae Britton & Killip
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	hel
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English name	LaSierra inga
French name	inga de La Sierra
Spanish name	guaba peluda (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Inga sinacae M.Sousa & Ibarra-Manriquez
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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Ecology
Use	pl sa (coffee shade)
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English name	Sinaca inga
French name	inga de Sinaca
Spanish name	vaina peluda
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Latin name	Inga skutchii Standl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Skutch inga
French name	inga de Skutch
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Latin name	Inga spectabilis (Vahl) Willd.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology
Use	fd fw pl sa ti
Synonym	Feuilleea spectabilis (Vahl) Kuntze Inga fulgens (Labill.) Kunth Inga lucida Kunth Inga schimpffii Harms Inga smithii Britton ex Britton & Killip Inga spectabilis var. schimpffii (Harms) Little Mimosa spectabilis Vahl
English name	spectacular inga; monkey tambrin (Panama)
French name	inga spectaculaire
Spanish name	bribri (Panama); bribri guavo; churima (Colombia); grabo real (Panama); guaba (Ecuador); guaba machete (Costa Rica); guabo real (Panama); guama cajeta (Colombia); guama chancleta (Colombia); guama chiniva (Colombia); guama copera (Colombia); guama rabo de mico (Colombia); guamo (Colombia); guamo machete (Venezuela); guamo macheto (Colombia, Ecuador); guava (Colombia, Costa Rica); guava de castilla (Costa Rica, Panama); guava real (Costa Rica, Panama); guavo (Panama); guavo machete (Costa Rica); machetona (Ecuador)
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Latin name	Inga spiralis Liesner & D'Arcy
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	spiral inga
French name	inga spiralé
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Latin name	Inga stenophylla Standl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology
Use	fd (fruits)
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English name	narrowleaf inga
French name	inga à feuilles étroites
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Latin name	Inga tenella M.Sousa
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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English name	smallflower inga
French name	inga à petites fleurs
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Other name	cosós, cosoz (Honduras); sakil kok (Mexico)
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Latin name	Inga tenuiloba N.Zamora & T.D.Penn.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	slenderlobe inga
French name	inga à lobes minces
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Latin name	Inga tenuipedunculata J.León
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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English name	thinpeduncle inga
French name	inga à pédoncule mince
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Latin name	Inga thibaudiana DC.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hel
Use	fd
Synonym	Inga gladiata Desv. Inga macradenia Mart. ex Benth. Inga peltadenia Harms Inga recordii Britton & Rose Inga tenuiflora Salzm. ex Benth. Inga thibaudiana var. latifolia Benth.
English name	Thibaud inga; broken ridge bribri (Belize); mountain bribri (Belize)
French name	inga de Thibaud
Spanish name	bribri macho (Belize); guaba (Honduras); guabo, guamo churimo (Colombia); pacay colorado, xename (Bolivia)
Other name	bri-bri (maya, Belize); ouaki (saramaccan); oueko (aukaans); pois sucré (creole); swietieboontje (Suriname); tama-tama (Belize)
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Latin name	Inga tonduzii J.D.Sm.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Tonduz inga
French name	inga de Tonduz
Spanish name	guaba amarilla, guabo amarillo, guabo peludo (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Inga umbellifera (Vahl) Steud.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Feuilleea myriantha (Poepp.) Kuntze Feuilleea sciadion (Steud.) Kuntze Feuilleea umbellifera (Vahl) Kuntze Feuilleea umbratica (Poepp.) Kuntze Inga gracilipes Standl. Inga lawrenceana Britton & Killip Inga myriantha Poepp. Inga rutilans Spruce ex Benth. Inga sciadion Steud. Inga umbratica Poepp. Mimosa umbellifera Vahl
English name	umbellate inga
French name	inga ombellifère
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Latin name	Inga venusta Standl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, Suriname, Ecuador: Coast, Amazonas; Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology
Use	fd (fruits) fr (fruits)
Synonym	Inga callicarpa N.Zamora Inga cyclocarpa Ducke non (Jacq.) Willd. Inga urabensis L.Uribe
English name	graceful inga
French name	inga gracieux
Spanish name	guabo amarillo
Other name	aague, piguian (waorani, Ecuador)
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Latin name	Inga vera Willd.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, Greater Antilles) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg mes
Use	dr (fruits pulp taken orally for constipation, macerated bark taken orally for anemia, roots decoction taken orally for gall bladder stones) fd fw (charcoal) sa (shade for coffee plantations, soil amelioration) ti
Synonym	Feuilleea inga (L.) Kuntze Feuilleea spuria (Willd.) Kuntze Feuilleea xalapensis (Benth.) Kuntze Inga affinis DC. Inga berteriana DC. Inga donnell-smithii Pittier Inga fissicalyx Pittier Inga guamito L.Uribe Inga inga (L.) Britton Inga lamprophylla Wright ex Benth. Inga mociniana G.Don Inga riparia Pittier Inga spuria Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Inga vera ssp. lamprophylla (Wright ex Benth.) Pittier Inga vera ssp. portoricensis Pittier Inga vera ssp. spuria (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) J.León Inga vera var. lamprophylla (Wright ex Benth.) J.F.Macbr. Inga vera var. portoricensis (Pittier) J.F.Macbr. Inga xalapensis Benth. Mimosa inga L. Mimosa spuria (Willd.) Poir.
English name	guaba inga; guaba; pan chock (Jamaica); river-icolco (Puerto Rico); river-koko (Jamaica); Spanish ash
French name	inga sucré; cacolie, caracoli, ci crain; cicrin (Hispaniola); pois doux (Guadeloupe, Haiti); pois doux à paille (Guadeloupe, Martinique); pois doux grand feuille, pois doux marron; pois doux poilu (Guadeloupe); pois doux sucré; pois sucrin, sucrier, sucrin (Hispaniola)
Spanish name	acotope, chalahuite (Mexico); coralillo (Panama); guaba (Cuba, Nicaragua); guabá (Cuba); guaba del país (Puerto Rico); guaba larga (Costa Rica); guaba nativa (Puerto Rico); guabilla (Costa Rica); guabillo (Nicaragua); guabo (Central America); guama (Hispaniola); guamá (Dominican Republic); guamo arreyero, guamo bejuco (Colombia); guamo bobo (Venezuela); guava (Panama); guavo; inga; inga vera (Nicaragua); jina (Hispaniola)
Other name	bic-gri, bitis, bri-bri, chalum (maya, Belize); cuje (Guatemala); pwa dou, pwa sikren (creole, Haiti); sackysac; shalun (Guatemala); sikren (creole, Haiti); wama (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Inga vera ssp. eriocarpa (Benth.) J.León
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
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Ecology
Use	fd
Synonym	Inga eriocarpa Benth. Inga oophylla Riley
English name	wollyfruit guaba inga
French name	inga sucré à fruits laineux
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Latin name	Inga vera Willd. ssp. vera
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, Greater Antilles) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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English name	typical guaba inga
French name	inga sucré typique; pois doux, pois sucrin, sucrier, sucrin (Haiti)
Spanish name	guaba (Cuba, Puerto Rico); guaba nativa (Puerto Rico); guabasa (Cuba); guamá (Dominican Republic); inga (Puerto Rico); jina (Dominican Republic)
Other name	pwa dou, sikren, sikriye (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Ipomoea L.
Family	Convolvulaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Batatas Choisy Calonyction Choisy Exogonium Choisy Pharbitis Choisy Quamoclit Moench
English name	morningglory; moonflower, morning glory
French name	ipomée
Spanish name	manto (Mexico)
Other name	pajom-tzaj (huasteco, Mexico); Prunkwinde, Winde (german)
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Latin name	Ipomoea arborescens (Humb. & Bonpl.) G.Don
Family	Convolvulaceae
Distribution	MC SC North America (USA: Arizona, New Mexico; Mexico)
North America distribution zone	MC SC
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes->xer
Use	dr (in Sinaloa bark used as remedy for rattlesnakes bites and other poisonous animals, and for spleen disease) tx (reputed to be poisonous to horses and cattle)
Synonym	Argyreia oblonga Benth. Convolvulus arborescens Humbl. & Bonpl. Ipomoea murucoides var. glabrata Rose
English name	tree morningglory; morning glory tree, tree morning-glory
French name	ipomée en arbre
Spanish name	casahuate, casahuate blanco, ozote, palo blanco, palo bobo, palo cabra, palo del muerto, palo santo (Mexico)
Other name	Baumwinde (german)
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Latin name	Ipomoea murucoides Roem. & Schult.
Family	Convolvulaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico, Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	xer
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Synonym	Convolvulus macranthus Kunth Ipomoea macrantha (Kunth) G.Don non Roem. & Schult.
English name	muricate morningglory
French name	ipomée muriquée
Spanish name	palo blanco, siete camisas, siete capas, siete pellejos, tonche, tutumuscuavo, tutumuste, tutumuzco, tutumuzcual, tutusmuscuago (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Ipomoea pauciflora M.Martens & Galeotti
Family	Convolvulaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Nicaragua) MW South America (Ecuador: Andes; Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel mes->xer
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Synonym	Ipomoea calva House Ipomoea intrapilosa Rose Ipomoea murucoides var. glabrata A.Gray
English name	fewflower morningglory
French name	ipomée pauciflore
Spanish name	acote, cazahuate, pájaro bobo, palo bobo (Mexico)
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Latin name	Ipomoea teotitlanica McPherson
Family	Convolvulaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Oaxaca)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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Ecology	calc
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English name	Teotitlan morningglory
French name	ipomée de Teotitlan
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Latin name	Ipomoea wolcottiana Rose
Family	Convolvulaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, El Salvador) MW South America (Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Ipomoea calva House
English name	glabrous morningglory
French name	ipomée glabre
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Other name	tambor, tutumushte (El Salvador)
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