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Inga maritima

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Inga maritima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Inga
Species:
I. maritima
Binomial name
Inga maritima
Synonyms[2]

Feuilleea maritima (Benth.) Kuntze

Inga maritima is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae, clade Mimosoideae. It grows in shrubs or trees of 1-6m (~3-20ft), it has compound leaves with 2-3 pairs of leaflets, a winged foliar rachis and trichomes in both surfaces.[3]

It is found in the restingas (sandy coastal plains) of the southeast region of Brazil. Although originally thought to occur only in the state of Rio de Janeiro, the species was registered in the state of Espírito Santo in a 2014 thesis research.[4]. It is also native to Colombia,[2] where it grows in the Amazon Basin, Cauca Valley, and Sucre Department in the Caribbean coastal region.[5]

References

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  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Inga maritima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998 e.T38262A10103990. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38262A10103990.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Inga maritima Benth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  3. "Flora e Funga do Brasil". floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
  4. CHAGAS, Aline Pitol. INGEAE BENTH. (LEGUMINOSAE- MIMOSOIDEAE) NO ESPÍRITO SANTO, BRASIL. 2014. 109 p. Thesis (Master's Degree in Botany) - Viçosa Federal University, Viçosa. 2014.
  5. Romero, C. (2005). Revisión de las especies colombianas de Inga sección Pseudinga. in Forero & Romero (Eds.), Estudios en Leguminosas Colombianas.