This tree is a member of the large Fabaceae family and is of the Inga genus, composed of trees generally referred to as guaba. Its compound leaves grow nectaries, which are symbiotically related to ant species, who protect the tree in exchange for nectar. Its white flowers grow long filaments and are generally pollinated by insects. Its pod-shaped fruits have a white pulp, which attracts arboreal animals and certain birds that can manage to open these fruits. This species is used throughout agroforestry systems and cultivated as a fruit tree in humid climates. Distributed from southern Mexico to Venezuela and Peru, in Costa Rica it is widely cultivated throughout the country, thus its natural distribution is not clear.
This tree belongs to the great Fabaceae family and is within the Inga genus , which is made up of trees generally called guaba. The leaves are compound (they have several leaf blades) and have nectaries, which can be symbiotically related to ant species, which protect the tree in exchange for nectar. The flowers are white, with long filaments, generally pollinated by insects and the fruits are pods, with white pulp, which attract arboreal animals and certain birds that manage to open these fruits. It is used for agroforestry systems and as a fruit tree. This species grows in humid and very humid forests, it is known from southern Mexico to Venezuela and Peru; in Costa Rica it is widely cultivated throughout the country, therefore, its natural distribution is not clear.
Botanic Name:
Inga spectabilis
Common name(s):
Guaba real, Guaba machete, Guaba de castilla, Guaba real
Family
Fabaceae
Flowering Months:
January, February, March, April, May, Jun, July, August, September, October, November, December
Fruiting Months:
January, February, March, April, May, Jun, July, August, September, October, November, December
IUCN category:
Least concern / Menor preocupación (LC)
CITES:
This tree is a member of the large Fabaceae family and is of the Inga genus, composed of trees generally referred to as guaba. Its compound leaves grow nectaries, which are symbiotically related to ant species, who protect the tree in exchange for nectar. Its white flowers grow long filaments and are generally pollinated by insects. Its pod-shaped fruits have a white pulp, which attracts arboreal animals and certain birds that can manage to open these fruits. This species is used throughout agroforestry systems and cultivated as a fruit tree in humid climates. Distributed from southern Mexico to Venezuela and Peru, in Costa Rica it is widely cultivated throughout the country, thus its natural distribution is not clear.
This tree belongs to the great Fabaceae family and is within the Inga genus , which is made up of trees generally called guaba. The leaves are compound (they have several leaf blades) and have nectaries, which can be symbiotically related to ant species, which protect the tree in exchange for nectar. The flowers are white, with long filaments, generally pollinated by insects and the fruits are pods, with white pulp, which attract arboreal animals and certain birds that manage to open these fruits. It is used for agroforestry systems and as a fruit tree. This species grows in humid and very humid forests, it is known from southern Mexico to Venezuela and Peru; in Costa Rica it is widely cultivated throughout the country, therefore, its natural distribution is not clear.
Botanic Name
Inga spectabilis
Common name(s)
Guaba machete, Guaba de castilla, Guaba real
Family
Fabaceae
Flowering Months
January, February, March, April, May, Jun, July, August, September, October, November, December
Fruiting Monts
January, February, March, April, May, Jun, July, August, September, October, November, December
IUCN category
Least concern / Menor preocupación (LC)
CITES
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