Inga edulis

This article is about Inga edulis. For another plant often called "Ice-cream bean", see Pacay.

Inga edulis
Pod and seeds
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Inga
Species:
I. edulis
Binomial name
Inga edulis
Synonyms

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Inga edulis, known as ice-cream bean, ice-cream-bean, joaquiniquil, cuaniquil (both from Nahuatl: cuahuxinicuile combining cuahuitl "tree"; icxitl "feet" and necuilli "crooked"[2]) guama or guaba, is a fruit native to South America. It is in the mimosoid tribe of the legume family Fabaceae.[3] It is widely grown, especially by Indigenous Amazonians, for shade, food, timber, medicine, and production of the alcoholic beverage cachiri. It is popular in Peru, Ecuador, Pernambuco-Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana and Colombia.[4] The taxonomic name Inga is derived from its name with the Tupí people of South America (ingá[5]) while the species name edulis is Latin for "edible". The common name "ice-cream bean" alludes to the sweet flavor and smooth texture of the pulp.

  1. ^ Marrugo, S. (2019). "Inga edulis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T137640618A137641217. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T137640618A137641217.en. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. ^ Muñoz Zurita, Ricardo (2012). Diccionario enciclopédico de la Gastronomía Mexicana (in Spanish). Larousse. ISBN 9786072106192.
  3. ^ The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3. hdl:10568/90658.
  4. ^ Duke (1983)
  5. ^ "Ingá - Inga edulis". Arvores do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 Apr 2023.