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Inga laurina

(Sw.) Willd. (1806)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Inga

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean
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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 1018 (1806)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Inga laurina Puuwaawaa, N. Kona cultivated fruit tree. Preserved_Specimen tree 25-30 ft; fruit turgid; foliage dry; bark smooth ligh brown Brown, F.B.H. 1444 Hawaii BISH 1927-03-05
2 Inga laurina 2640 round top dr. Hairpin turn. 0.6 km N of Aina Lani Pl. Schefflera actinophylla, Harpulia sp., Panicum maximum. Dry mesic forest. roadside disturbed Preserved_Specimen Tree to 10 m tall Ray, G. 55 Oahu BISH 1997-12-24
3 Inga laurina Tantalus, lot on Forest Ridge Road Preserved_Specimen Pods yellow-to-brown when ripening, green on tree; pulp sweet, edible; seeds green McWayne, Mrs.C. Oahu BISH 1945-09-19
4 Inga laurina Koolau Mts, Waiahole Valley Mature trees growing in full sun as canopy species in wet mesic highly invaded windward forest. Associates; Ardisia elliptica, Psidium cattleyanum, Asplenium nidus. Preserved_Specimen Inflorescense spike-like (~15 cm) white observed with binoculars in canopy. New growth flushing pink. Trees up to 25 m with 30 cm dbh. K. Arthur 203 Oahu BISH 2025-11-06
5 Inga laurina Puuwaawaa, N. Kona cultivated fruit tree. Preserved_Specimen tree 25-30 ft; fruit turgid; foliage dry; bark smooth ligh brown Brown, F.B.H. 1444 Hawaii BISH 1927-03-05
6 Inga laurina Honolulu: Manoa Valley; Lyon Arboretum, 2-18-5 Preserved_Specimen Tree of ~45' with smooth, gray bark and white flowers. Young leaves are light green, becoming dark green with maturity Herbst, D.R. 625 Oahu BISH 1967-09-26
7 Inga laurina Lyon Arboretum, 2-18-5 Preserved_Specimen Tree of ~45' with smooth, gray bark and white flowers. Young leaves are light green, becoming dark green with maturity Herbst, D.R. 625 Oahu BISH 1967-09-26
8 Inga laurina Koolau Range, Waiahole Forest Reserve Preserved_Specimen Tree 25' high, 10 diam. Landgraf, M.F. Oahu BISH 1956-10-26
9 Inga laurina Wahiawa, 1662 Walea Street Preserved_Specimen ~5'. No flowers. Pods russet-brown when picked up from the ground, light green on tree. Seeds green, surrounded by white, edible, sweet pulp Price, J.A. Oahu BISH 1943-01-24
10 Inga laurina Honolulu, Kapalama Hts., Kamehameha Girls' School Preserved_Specimen tree of 6 ft. Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1933-06-14
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