Inga spectabilis
Appearance
Inga spectabilis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
Genus: | Inga |
Species: | I. spectabilis
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Binomial name | |
Inga spectabilis |
Inga spectabilis is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae.
It is native to Central America and the Andean states to Bolivia.[1] The blade-like morphology of the fruiting pod has earned it the common name machete ice-cream-bean (Guamo Macheto, Guaba Machete).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Govaerts, Rafael. "Inga spectabilis". Plants of the World Online. Kew Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ Grandtner, MM; Chevrette, Julien (2014). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 326.