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Inga feuillei

DC. (1825)

This name is accepted

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

ice cream bean tree, ice-cream bean tree, pacay

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

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

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Prodr. 2: 433 (1825)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:332 (DESCR); Parker & Parsons 2012b:69 (NEWNAT/H, DESCR [as Inga feuilleei]); IPNI 2025 (spelling change to feuillei)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Inga feuillei University of Hawaii campus Preserved_Specimen Spreading tree 5 m tall; filaments white. Fosberg, F.R. 10766 Oahu BISH 1935-01-21
2 Inga feuillei University of Hawaii campus Preserved_Specimen Spreading tree 5 m tall; lvs dark green. Fosberg, F.R. 10754 Oahu BISH 1935-01-08
3 Inga feuillei Koloa, NTBG, Big Valley, along road above W bank, Lawai Stream Preserved_Specimen 8 m tree, crown spreading, vase shaped; calyx pale green, corolla greenish white, stamens white; fruit falcate, 43x5.5x2 cm, largest pod, quadrangular Lorence, D.H. 8418 Kauai BISH 1999-06-10
4 Inga feuillei Koloa Dist.; Lawai Valley. NTBG Preserved_Specimen Tree of 18-20 ft., single stemmed w/vase shaped crown; lvs alt., glossy medium green above. glossy pale green below; calyx & corolla pale, faintly yellowish-green, corolla lobes whitish-green within, stamens numerous, white. Flynn, T.W. 5463 Kauai BISH 1993-11-22
5 Inga feuillei Koloa, NTBG, Big Valley, along road above W bank, Lawai Stream Preserved_Specimen 8 m tree, crown spreading, vase shaped; calyx pale green, corolla greenish white, stamens white; fruit falcate, 43x5.5x2 cm, largest pod, quadrangular Lorence, D.H. 8418 Kauai BISH 1999-06-10
6 Inga feuillei Koloa, Lawai, NTBG, Big Valley Preserved_Specimen 4 m tree; leaves dark glossy green above; inflorescence axillary, flowers fragrent (11 am); calyx light green, stamens and style white Lorence, D.H. 6353 Kauai BISH 1988-05-09
7 Inga feuillei University of Hawaii; by Engineering Bldg Preserved_Specimen Zschokke, T.C. Oahu BISH 1931-06-07
8 Inga feuillei Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Height 40 ft, dbh 18 inches. Nagata, K.M. 471 Oahu BISH 1968-08-28
9 Inga feuillei 1930 Ualakaa St., residence of G. P. Wilder Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. Oahu BISH 1930-11-28
10 Inga feuillei Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1948-04-20
11 Inga feuillei Nuuanu Valley, garden of George Sherman Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1935-12-23
12 Inga feuillei Hwy 19 in Ookala, N Hilo Growing in pasture. Associates: Casuarina, Panicum maximum. Preserved_Specimen 20 ft tall ice-cream bean tree. Compound dark green leaflets with winged rachis. White, mimosoid fls, wit h rectangular, thick green, fleshy pods. Parker, J. 133 Hawaii BISH 2010-08-24
13 Inga feuillei 1930 Ualakaa St., residence of G. P. Wilder Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. Oahu BISH 1930-11-28
14 Inga feuillei Makiki Heights Preserved_Specimen Zimmerman, E.C. Oahu BISH 1943-12-21
15 Inga feuillei Manoa Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Forbes, A. Oahu BISH
16 Inga feuillei Manoa Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Forbes, A. Oahu BISH
17 Inga feuillei Nuuanu Valley, garden of George Sherman Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1935-12-23
18 Inga feuillei Waimea Arboretum In full sun. Preserved_Specimen Spreading tree 7 m tall; stames white. Lau, J. 2624 Oahu BISH 1986-07-07
19 Inga feuillei Waimea Arboretum In full sun. Preserved_Specimen Spreading tree 7 m tall; stames white. Lau, J. 2624 Oahu BISH 1986-07-07
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