(Vahl) Willdenow, Fabaceae
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(Vahl) Willdenow, Fabaceae |
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Present on Pacific Islands? yes
Primarily a threat at high elevations? no
Other Latin names: Inga schimpfii Harms; Inga spectabilis var. schimpfii (Harms) Little; Mimosa spectabilis Vahl
Common name(s): [more details]
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English: silky inga |
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Spanish: guaba de machete, guava de machete, guava machete, guavo machete |
Habit: tree
Description: "Tree to about 10 m tall; young branches sericeous, glabrate, sharply angular; leaves 6-8-foliolate, axis about 11-25 cm long, glabrous, petiole about 1-7 cm log, rachis alate, to about 1 cm broad; glands sessile, about 1.5-2 mm broad; leaflets essentially sessile, blades coriaceous, oblong to obovate-oblong, 7-25 cm long, 3.5-12 cm broad, apex obtuse to acute, base rounded or subcordate, surfaces glabrous, secondary veins prominent; inflorescences axillary, paniculate, the axes sericeous with fulvous hairs, glabrate; bracts and bracteoles sericeous, caducous, the bracts lanceolate, bracteoles ovate; flowers sessile, about 30 mm long, calyx subsericeous, 6-8 mm long, 2-2.5 mm broad, corolla sericeous, 15-17 mm long, stamens about 30 mm long; fruit somewhat compressed, without strong angles or margins, glabrous, 30-50 cm long, 4-5.5 cm wide, 1-3 cm thick." (Wiggins & Porter, 1971)
"Árbol de hasta 30 m de altura y 150 cm de diàmetro, los especímenes grandes con raíces tablares hasta 1 m de altura; a menudo el tronco inferior acanalado; corteza lisa grisácea, copa estrecha, de ramas ascendentes en forma de torre; follaje dnso de color verde oscuro, brillante y coriáceo; las ramitas con 4 ngulos o 4 alas estrechas; hojas compuestas, raquis alado, con 2-3 pares de folíolos ampliamente elípticos, coriaceous, los más grandes de 15-25 x 10-15 cm; hojas sin pubescencia; nectarios foliares poco profundos, en forma de plato; inflorescencias fasciculadas alrededor del ápice de la ramita o en ramitas laterals, solitarias o en pares, cada inflorescencia de 5-10 cm de longitud; flores dispuestas en una espiga compactada, subtendida plor escamas usualmente persistentes; flores de 3-4.5 cm de longitud, fragrantes, crema-verdosas con estambres blancos; legumbre 25-60 x 4-5.5 cm, coriácea, péndula, lisa o convexa, recta o ligeramente curvada, las caras con lenticelas, sin pubescencia" (Pennington and Revelo, 1997; p. pp. 106-108).
Habitat/ecology: Moist uplands in the Galápagos Islands (McMullen, 1999; p. 56).
Propagation: Seed
Native range: Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela; cultivated elsewhere in the neotropics (GRIN)
"Inga spectabilis tiene una amplia distributió, extendiéndose desde el sur de México a Venezuela y a través de los países andinos a Perú. Debido a su cultivo extensivo por su fruto comestible, la distributió natural es aún confusa." (Pennington and Revelo, 1997)
Presence:
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Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
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Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
Floreana Group |
Floreana Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Charles Darwin Foundation (2008) |
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Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
Isabela Group |
Isabela Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Charles Darwin Foundation (2008) |
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Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
Isabela Group |
Volcán Sierra Negra, Isabela Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Charles Darwin Foundation (2008) |
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Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
San Cristóbal Group |
San Cristóbal Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Charles Darwin Foundation (2008) |
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Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
Santa Cruz Group |
Santa Cruz Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Charles Darwin Foundation (2008) |
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Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
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Central America
Central America (Pacific rim) |
Costa Rica (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
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Central America
Central America (Pacific rim) |
Nicaragua (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
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Central America
Central America (Pacific rim) |
Panama (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
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Mexico
Mexico |
Mexico (United Mexican States) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Oaxaca |
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South America (Pacific rim)
South America (Pacific rim) |
Colombia |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
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South America (Pacific rim)
South America (Pacific rim) |
Ecuador (Republic of) (continental) |
native
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Pennington, T. D./Revelo, N. (1997) (p. 106) |
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South America (Pacific rim)
South America (Pacific rim) |
Perú (Republic of) |
native
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Pennington, T. D./Revelo, N. (1997) (p. 106) |
Control: If you know of control methods for Inga spectabilis, please let us know.