(Sw.) Willd., Fabaceae |
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Present on Pacific Islands? yes
Primarily a threat at high elevations? no
Risk assessment results: Evaluate, score: 6 (Go to the risk assessment).
Other Latin names: Inga fagifolia (L.) Willd. ex Benth.; Mimosa fagifolia L.; Mimosa laurina Sw.
Common name(s): [more details]
English: Spanish oak, sacky sac bean |
French: arbre a miel, pois doux blanc |
Spanish: cujincuil, palal, paternillo |
Habit: tree
Description: "A small tree, commonly 8-9 meters high, with a broad crown, glabrous throughout or nearly so; leaf rachis naked, with small cupular glands between each pair of leaflets, slender; leaflets 1-3 pairs, subcoriaceous, obliquely ovate or obovate, sometimes elliptic, 4-14 cm. long, 1.5-4.5 cm. wide, acute or obtuse, usually with an obtuse tip, cuneately narrowed at the base; flowers spicate, the spikes axillary or terminal, solitary or geminate, 4-15 cm. long, lax and rather remotely flowered; flowers sessile or subsessile, white, fragrant; calyx tubular, glabrous or nearly so, 4-5 mm. long; corolla tubular-campanulate, 4-5 mm. long, the stamen tube long-exserted; legume flat and strongly compressed, glabrous or almost so, 7-15 cm. long, 2-3.5 cm. wide, sessile, broadly rounded at the apex, the margins strongly thickened" (Standley & Steyermark, 1946; (5):38).
Habitat/ecology: In Guatemala (native), "dry rocky thickets or thin forest, 700 meters or less" (Standley & Steyermark, 1946; (5):38). In New Caledonia, "moins commun dans les jardins que le précédent, mais parfois spontané" (MacKee, 1994; p. 78).
Propagation: Seed
Native range: Mexico; Central and South America (GRIN).
Presence:
Pacific | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Hawaii (Big) Island |
Bishop Museum (U.S.A. Hawaii. Honolulu.) (1927) (voucher ID: BISH 55558)
Taxon name on voucher: Inga fagifolia (L.) Willd. ex Benth. |
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State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Oahu Island |
Bishop Museum (U.S.A. Hawaii. Honolulu.) (1933) (voucher ID: BISH 55559)
Taxon name on voucher: Inga fagifolia (L.) Willd. ex Benth. |
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New Caledonia
New Caledonia Archipelago |
Île Grande Terre |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
MacKee, H. S. (1994) (p. 78)
Vouchers cited: Robert in MacKee 21513, MacKee 21876, MacKee 22586, Suprin in MacKee 45982 spontané |
Pacific Rim | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
Central America
Central America (Pacific rim) |
Costa Rica (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Central America
Central America (Pacific rim) |
El Salvador (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Central America
Central America (Pacific rim) |
Guatemala (Republic of) |
native
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Standley, Paul C./Steyermark, Julian A. (1946) (p. 38) |
Central America
Central America (Pacific rim) |
Honduras (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Central America
Central America (Pacific rim) |
Nicaragua (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Central America
Central America (Pacific rim) |
Panama (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Indonesia
Indonesia |
Indonesia (Republic of) |
introduced
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ILDIS Co-ordinating Centre (2013) |
Mexico
Mexico |
Mexico (United Mexican States) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
South America (Pacific rim)
South America (Pacific rim) |
Colombia |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
South America (Pacific rim)
South America (Pacific rim) |
Ecuador (Republic of) (continental) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
South America (Pacific rim)
South America (Pacific rim) |
Perú (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Indian Ocean | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
La Réunion (France)
La Réunion Island |
La Réunion Island |
introduced
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ILDIS Co-ordinating Centre (2013) |
Mauritius
Mautitius Islands (Mauritius and Rodrigues) |
Mauritius Island |
introduced
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ILDIS Co-ordinating Centre (2013) |
Control: If you know of control methods for Inga laurina, please let us know.