Inga punctata

• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
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• Notes

Common Names

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Description

Family Fabaceae

The Fabaceae are herbs, vines , shrubs , trees , and lianas found in both temperate and tropical areas. They comprise one of the largest families of flowering plants , numbering 630 genera and 18,000 species. The leaves are stipulate , nearly always alternate, and range from bipinnately or palmately compound to simple . The petiole base is commonly enlarged into a pulvinus that commonly functions in orientation of the leaves (sometimes very responsively, as in the sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica). The flowers are usually bisexual , actinomorphic to zygomorphic, slightly to strongly perigynous, and commonly in racemes , spikes, or heads . The perianth commonly consists of a calyx and corolla of 5 segments each. The androecium consists of commonly 1- many stamens (most commonly 10), distinct or variously united , sometimes some of them reduced to staminodes. The pistil is simple, often stipitate , comprising a single style and stigma, and a superior ovary with one locule containing 2-many marginal ovules. The fruit is usually a legume, sometimes a samara, loment, follicle, indehiscent pod, achene, drupe, or berry. The seeds often have a hard coat with hourglass-shaped cells , and sometimes bear a u-shaped line called a pleurogram. [Carr]

Subfamily Mimosoideae

Mostly trees or shrubs . Leaves mostly bipinnate. Corolla usually not showy, actinomorphic , sympetalous , the lobes valvate . Stamens 10-numerous, often monadelphous , showy. Pollen released in monads , tetrads , or polyads . Seeds with u-shaped line (pleurogram) present. [Carr]

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 4,936 meters (0 to 16,194 feet).Mean = 513.020 meters (1,683.136 feet), Standard Deviation = 839.320 based on 1,135 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Feuilleea leptoloba (Schltdl.)Kuntze
2. Feuilleea punctata (Willd.) Kuntze
3. Feuilleea punctata (Willd.)Kuntze
4. Inga ierensis Britton
5. Inga leptoloba Schltdl.
6. Inga popayanensis Pittier
7. Inga punctata subsp. chagrensis Pittier
8. Inga punctata var. panamensis Benth.
9. Mimosa sericea Poir.

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Nielsen I.C., Rico M .L., 1994

Place of publication : Sp. pl. 4(2):1016. 1806

Name verified on 22-Oct-1999 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 06-Aug-2002

Similar Species

Members of the genus Inga

There are approximately 617 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

I. acicularis · I. acreana · I. acrocephala · I. acuminata · I. adenophylla · I. affinis · I. aggregata · I. alata · I. alatocarpa · I. alba · I. albicoria · I. aliena · I. allenii · I. alternifolia · I. altissima · I. amazonica · I. amazonica var. amazonica · I. amazonica var. bracteifera · I. amazonica var. lomatophylla · I. amazonica var. membranacea · I. amazonica var. membranaceae · I. amborensis · I. amboroensis · I. andersonii · I. angulata · I. angustifolia · I. annularis · I. apiculata · I. approximata · I. apta · I. aptera · I. archeri · I. arenicola · I. aria · I. arinensis · I. asplenioides · I. atropicta · I. attenuata · I. augusti · I. augustii · I. auristella · I. auristellae · I. bahiensis · I. balaensis · I. balsapambensis · I. bangii · I. barbata · I. barbourii · I. bauhiniaefolia · I. belizensis · I. bella · I. berteroana · I. bicoloriflora · I. biglobosa · I. bijuga · I. blanchetiana · I. bolivariana · I. boliviana · I. bollandii · I. bonplandiana · I. borealis · I. bourgoni · I. bourgonii · I. brachyptera · I. brachyrhachis · I. brachystachya · I. brachystachys · I. bracteifera · I. bracteosa · I. brevialata · I. brevimba · I. brevipedicellata · I. brevipes · I. brevituba · I. brunnescens · I. bullata · I. bullata var. bullata · I. bullata var. glabrescens · I. bullatorugosa · I. byrsinocarpa · I. cabelo · I. cabrerae · I. caffra · I. calantha · I. calanthoides · I. calcicola · I. calderoni · I. calderonii · I. callicarpa · I. campanulata · I. canaminensis · I. candida · I. canonegrensis · I. capitata · I. capitata var. brevicalyx · I. capitata var. capitata · I. capitata var. tenuior · I. capsellata · I. cardozana · I. carinata

Bibliography

• IPGRI. New World Fruits Database - on-line resource. (New World Fruits)
• León, J. 1966. Central American and West Indian species of Inga (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 53:290.
• Pennington, T. D. 1997. The genus Inga, botany. (Inga) 432.
• Sousa, M. 1993. El genéro Inga (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) del Sur de Mexico y Centroamerica, estudio previo para la Flora Mesoamericana. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80:256.

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 5, 2007.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 14, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• ILDIS World Database of Legumes
• ILDIS World Database of LegumesNov 10, 2005.
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 20, 2008.
• Nielsen IC & Rico ML, 1994 (from ILDIS).
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (May 05, 2008)

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 19, 2007:

• Australian National Herbarium
• , Australian National Herbarium
• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
• Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program
• Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad, Herbario del Instituto de Ecología, A.C., México
• GBIF-Spain, Real Jardin Botanico
• , Vascular Plant Herbarium
• Herbarium of the University of Aarhus, The AAU Herbarium Database
• Herbier de la Guyane, Herbier de la Guyane
• Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
• , Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• SysTax, Herbarium Universitat Ulm
• SysTax, SysTax
• UNIBIO, IBUNAM, MEXU/Plantas Vasculares
• University of Vienna, Institute for Botany - Herbarium WU, Herbarium WU

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2839625
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-15411
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13635961
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:500731-1
• GRIN Nomen Number: 415181
• International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 128693-2
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 403559

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