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Inga macrophylla

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Species of legume

Inga macrophylla
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Inga
Species: I. macrophylla
Binomial name
Inga macrophylla
Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

Inga macrophylla is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in tropical South America. The common name ingá-chinelo derives from the fact that the fruit pods are large and flat like a flip flop.

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (2012). "Inga macrophylla". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. IUCN: e.T19892140A20003865. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19892140A20003865.en. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. Grandtner, MM; Chevrette, Julien (2014). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 323.
Taxon identifiers
Inga macrophylla


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