Taxon: Andira inermis (W. Wright) Kunth ex DC.

Summary

Genus:

Andira

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Dalbergieae

Nomen number:

3115

Place of publication:

Prodr. 2:475. 1825

Comment:

combination not validly published by Kunth (1824)

Verified:

05/12/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

4 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Andira inermis (W. Wright) Kunth ex DC. subsp. glabricalyx R. T. Penn. (0 active accession[s])
Andira inermis (W. Wright) Kunth ex DC. subsp. inermis (0 active accession[s])
Andira inermis (W. Wright) Kunth ex DC. subsp. rooseveltii (De Wild.) J. B. Gillett ex Polhill (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
Berhaut, J. 1971-. Flore illustrée du Senegal.
Boudet, G. et al. 1986. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali
Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Brunel, J. F. et al., eds. 1984. Flore analytique du Togo. Phanerogames
Correa, J. E. & H. Y. Bernal. 1992. Especies vegetales promisorias de los paises del Convenio Andres Bello. 8:43-51. Note: = Andira inermis (Wright) Kunth
Delorit, R. J. & C. R. Gunn. 1986. Seeds of continental United States legumes (Fabaceae)
Dubs, B. 1998. Prodromus florae matogrossensis. Botany of Mato Grosso, series B, no. 3.
Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:268-269.
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Lebrun, J.-P. et al. 1972. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Tchad meridional
León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
Lewis, G. P. & P. E. Owen. 1989. Legumes of the Ilha de Maraca
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
Mark, J. et al. 2014. Section 3. Timber tree species working list. The international timber trade: a working list of commercial timber tree species. Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Richmond, United Kingdom. 29.
Mattos, N. F. 1979. O gênero Andira Lam. (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae) no Brasil. Acta Amazon. 9:261.
McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
National Academy of Sciences. 1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
Pennington, R. T. 2003. Monograph of Andira (Leguminosae - Papilionoideae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 64:1-143. DOI: 10.2307/25027903. Note: lists as Andira inermis (W. Wright) DC.
Sanjappa, M. 1992. Legumes of India
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946. Flora of Guatemala. 5:164.
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	angelin	1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English	angelin-tree	1	Delorit, R. J. & C. R. Gunn. 1986. Seeds of continental United States legumes (Fabaceae)
English	cabbagebark	1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English	cabbagetree	1	Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:268-269.
Portuguese (Brazil)	andira-uchi	2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)	angelim	2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)	angelim-branco	2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)	angelim-da-várzea	2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)	angelim-liso	2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)	pau-de-morcego	2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanish	almendro	2	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Spanish (Bolivia)	ajunado	2	Correa, J. E. & H. Y. Bernal. 1992. Especies vegetales promisorias de los paises del Convenio Andres Bello. 8:43-51. Note: = Andira inermis (Wright) Kunth
Spanish (Colombia)	manteco	2	Correa, J. E. & H. Y. Bernal. 1992. Especies vegetales promisorias de los paises del Convenio Andres Bello. 8:43-51. Note: = Andira inermis (Wright) Kunth
Spanish (Panama)	cocu	2	Correa, J. E. & H. Y. Bernal. 1992. Especies vegetales promisorias de los paises del Convenio Andres Bello. 8:43-51. Note: = Andira inermis (Wright) Kunth

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Chad			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Sudan			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Côte D'Ivoire			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Gambia			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Ghana			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Guinea-Bissau			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Mali			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Niger			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Nigeria			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Senegal			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Togo			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Cameroon			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Central African Republic			Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
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. 87:559-902. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Yucatán		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Acre
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Amapá
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Amazonas
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Maranhão
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Mato Grosso
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Mato Grosso do Sul
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Pará
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Antigua and Barbuda			Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba			León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominica			Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominican Republic			Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Grenada			Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Guadeloupe			Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Haiti			Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica			Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Martinique			Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Lucia			Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Vincent and Grenadines			Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Trinidad and Tobago
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Puerto Rico		Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Virgin Islands, U.S.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Bolívar
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Delta Amacuro
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Distrito Capital
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Falcón
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Miranda
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Monagas
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Táchira
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Zulia
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Corrientes
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Amazonas
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Antioquia
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Caldas
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Caquetá
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Cauca
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Chocó
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Córdoba
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	La Guajira
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Magdalena
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Meta	n.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Nariño
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Santander
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Sucre
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Valle del Cauca	s.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Azuay
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Esmeraldas
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Napo
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Pastaza
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Sucumbíos
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Amazonas
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Cusco
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Huánuco
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Loreto
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Madre de Dios
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Pasco
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	San Martín
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Ucayali
2	Cultivated	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Puerto Rico		Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:268-269.

Native
Africa

NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Sudan, Chad
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Central African Republic, Cameroon
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo

Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Durango, Sinaloa]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago, United States [Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.], St. Vincent and Grenadines
CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela [Bolívar, Zulia, Falcón, Miranda, Monagas, Distrito Capital, Táchira, Delta Amacuro]
BRAZIL: Brazil [Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia [Antioquia, Caldas, Cauca, Córdoba, Magdalena, Meta (n.), Santander, Sucre, Valle del Cauca (s.), Chocó, La Guajira, Nariño, Caquetá, Amazonas], Ecuador [Azuay, Esmeraldas, Napo, Pastaza, Sucumbíos], Peru [Amazonas, Cusco, Huánuco, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Pasco, San Martín, Ucayali]
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Corrientes], Paraguay

Cultivated
Southern America

CARIBBEAN: United States [Puerto Rico]

Reference(s)

Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:268-269.
Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Bee plants	honey production	National Academy of Sciences. 1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
Environmental	ornamental	Pennington, R. T. 2003. Monograph of Andira (Leguminosae - Papilionoideae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 64:1-143. DOI: 10.2307/25027903. Note: lists as Andira inermis (W. Wright) DC.
Environmental	shade/shelter	Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:268-269.
Materials	wood	Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Materials	wood	Pennington, R. T. 2003. Monograph of Andira (Leguminosae - Papilionoideae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 64:1-143. DOI: 10.2307/25027903. Note: lists as Andira inermis (W. Wright) DC.
Medicines	folklore	Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Vertebrate poisons	mammals	Pennington, R. T. 2003. Monograph of Andira (Leguminosae - Papilionoideae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 64:1-143. DOI: 10.2307/25027903. Note: lists as Andira inermis (W. Wright) DC.
Vertebrate poisons	mammals	Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946. Flora of Guatemala. 5:164.

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=3115. Accessed 17 April 2026.