Inga macrophylla
Appearance
Inga macrophylla | |
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Scientific 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
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Binomial name | |
Inga macrophylla Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
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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.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Grandtner, MM; Chevrette, Julien (2014). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 323.