Taxon: Inga vera Willd.

Summary

Genus:

Inga

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Caesalpinioideae

Tribe:

Ingeae

Nomen number:

20096

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 4(2):1010. 1806

Verified:

10/22/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

2 (1 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Inga vera Willd. subsp. affinis (DC.) T. D. Penn. (0 active accession[s])
Inga vera Willd. subsp. eriocarpa (Benth.) J. León (0 active accession[s])
Inga vera Willd. subsp. vera (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
León, J. 1966. Central American and West Indian species of Inga (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 53:335. Note: includes Inga spuria & I. eriocarpa as subsp.
Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
Little, E. L., Jr. et al. 1964-1974. Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
National Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:747.
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama. Note: mentions

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
Spanish	guamo			2	Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
Swedish	inga			2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:747.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:747.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:747.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:747.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:747.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:747.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:747.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:747.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:747.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:747.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:747.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:747.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:747.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:747.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:747.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:747.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:747.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:747.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:747.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Quintana Roo		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:747.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:747.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:747.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil			Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba		e.	Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominican Republic			Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Haiti			Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica			Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Puerto Rico		Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize			Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador			Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua			Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama			Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana			Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana			Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname			Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina		n.	Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay			Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Uruguay			Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia			Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador			Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru			Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Cuba (e.), Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, United States [Puerto Rico]
CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
BRAZIL: Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina (n.), Paraguay, Uruguay

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany 709.
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:747.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	shade/shelter	for coffe and cacao	National Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Fuels	fuelwood		National Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production

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://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=20096. Accessed 12 May 2026.