Fabaceae FAMILY

Inga barbourii

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Inga barbourii is a tree growing up to 30 metres tall. The bole can be 40cm in diameter[ 705 Title Studies of Central American Plants Vols. 1 - 7 Publication Author Standley P.C.; Steyermark J.A. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1944 ISBN Description Descriptions and notes on a range of plants from Central America. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Planted as shade tree for coffee in Costa Rica, and source of timber[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeC. America - Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama.

HabitatWet rainforests in Costa Rica, growing on slopes on clayey soils at elevations around 900 metres[ 408 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 53 Publication Author Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1966 ISBN Description Contains an excellent treament of a section of the genus Inga. An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. , 705 Title Studies of Central American Plants Vols. 1 - 7 Publication Author Standley P.C.; Steyermark J.A. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1944 ISBN Description Descriptions and notes on a range of plants from Central America. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].