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Inga pittieri M. Micheli, Bull. Herb. Boiss. 2: 446. 1894
A tree, 8 m. high, the twigs densely brownish-pubescent. Stipules ovate to oblong, obtuse, 8-16 mm. long, striate, persistent; rachis of leaf only partly winged, bearing sessile or subsessile glands between the leaflets; leaflets 3 pairs, rarely 1 or 2 pairs, ovate to ovateelliptic, acute or acuminate, somewhat scabrous-pubescent above, pubescent on the veins beneath, 6-23 cm. long; peduncles a.xiUary or sub-terminal, 1-4 cm. long, pubescent; spikes at first short, becoming 2.5-3.5 cm. long, subtended by a large bract; bractlets narrow, 7-12 mm. long, caducous; calyx 8-13 mm. long, striate, pubescent; corolla 20-24 cm. long, pinkishwhite, appressed-pubescent; staminal tube as long as the coroUa; legume 9-18 cm. long, about 1.5 cm. thick, 4-sided, glabrous.
Type locality: Banks of the Rio Ceibo, Costa Rica. Distribution: Costa Rica and Panama.
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- Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. 1928. (ROSALES); MIMOSACEAE. North American flora. vol 23(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
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Inga rensoni Pittier, Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 18: 209. 1916
A tree, the twigs sub-angular, densely hairy. Rachis winged, bearing subsessile glands between the leaflets; leaflets 3 or 4 pairs, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 6-13 cm. long, pubescent on both sides, acute; peduncles axillary, 2-2.5 cm. long; spikes 2-3 cm. long; bractlets linear-lanceolate to ovate, acute, 10-22 mm. long, pubescent, persistent; calyx 14-22 mm. long, striate, appressed-pubescent ; corolla 21-22 mm. long, sUkyvillous ; staminal tube included; legume somewhat flattened, 4-angled, 18 cm. long, 3-3.5 cm. broad, glabrous.
Type locality : Banks of Colorado River, near Turrialba, Costa Rica. Distribution: Known only from the type locality.
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- Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. 1928. (ROSALES); MIMOSACEAE. North American flora. vol 23(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
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Inga panamensis Seem. Bot. Voy. Herald 117. 1853
Fcuilleea panamensis Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. 188. 1891.
A small tree, the twigs terete and nearly glabrous. Rachis of the leaf narrowly winged, bearing small sessile glands between the leaflets; leaflets 1 to 3 pairs, ovate to obovate, 7.5-15 cm. long, obtuse, sometimes raucronate, glabrate on both sides; peduncles axillary, somewhat angled, 1.5-3.5 cm. long, hairy; spikes 1.5-2.5 cm. long; bractlets linear, acute, 1-1.5 cm. long, persistent; calyx 7-8 mm. long, somewhat hairy; corolla 13-15 mm. long, silky-pubescent; legume 15 cm. long, 3.8 cm. broad, glabrous, 4-angled.
Type locality: Near Curces, Panama. Distribution: Panama.
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- Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. 1928. (ROSALES); MIMOSACEAE. North American flora. vol 23(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
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Inga preussii Harms, Repert. 13: 420. 1914
A tree, 15 m. high, the twigs somewhat angled and brownish-pubescent. Rachis of leaf often broadly winged, bearing sessile glands between the leaflets; stipules large, ovate, caducous ; leaflets 3 or 4 pairs, ovate to oblong, rounded at base, acute, sometimes acuminate, sparsely pilose above, densely villous beneath, 5.5-12 cm. long; peduncles 2-5 cm. long, axillary, solitary or in pairs; spikes 2-4 cm. long; bractlets lanceolate, acute, 7-14 mm. long, persistent; calyx 10-12 mm. long, striate, pubescent; corolla 2 cm. long, silky-villous; staminal tube a little exserted; legume sessile, glabrous, 20-33 cm. long, 4-angled.
Type locality-: Near San Salvador, El Salvador. Distribution: El Salvador.
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- Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. 1928. (ROSALES); MIMOSACEAE. North American flora. vol 23(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
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Inga purpusii Pittier, Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 18: 199. 1916
A tree, the twigs angled and brownish-pubescent. Rachis winged, bearing stalked glands between the leaflets; leaflets 2 or 3 pairs, thin, ovate to oblong, acute or often short-actmiinate, somewhat hairy on both sides, 10-lS cm. long; peduncles 2-5 cm. long; spikes 8 cm. long or less; bractlets 2-2.5 cm. long, persistent; calyx 17-20 mm. long, hairy, striate; corolla 29-32 mm. long, densely hairy; staminal tube about as long as the corolla; legume flattened, 3 dm. long, 2.5 cm. broad, glabrous.
Type locality: Finca Yolanda, Chiapas. Distribotion: Known only from the type locality.
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- Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. 1928. (ROSALES); MIMOSACEAE. North American flora. vol 23(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
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Inga lindeniana Benth. Lond. Journ. Bot. 4: 608. 1845
Feuilleea Lindeniana Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. 188. 1891.
A shrub or tree, the twigs angled and reddish hirsute. Rachis of the leaf winged; leaflets 3 pairs, oval, acuminate, 2 dm. long or more, hirsute above, velvety beneath; spikes oblong; bractlets linear-lanceolate, caducous; calyx 10 mm. long, striate, pubescent; corolla 22 mm. long.
Type locality: Teapa, Oaxaca.
Distribution: Known only from the type locality, and to us only from the description.
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- Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. 1928. (ROSALES); MIMOSACEAE. North American flora. vol 23(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
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Inga rodrigueziana Pittier, Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 18: 209. 1916.
A small to medium-sized tree, the twigs somewhat angled, densely brownish-pubescent. Rachis winged, bearing short-stalked glands between the leaflets; stipules large, ovate, striate, deciduous; leaflets 3 or 4 pairs, lanceolate to oblong, acuminate, pubescent on both sides, 10-21 cm. long; peduncles axillary, 5-7 cm. long; spikes 3-5 cm. long; bractlets linearlanceolate, persistent, 10-18 mm. long; calyx 13-15 mm. long, striate, pubescent; corolla 27-30 mm. long, silky-villous; staminal tube about as long as the corolla; legume 12-25 cm. long, 4-angled, glabrous.
Type locality: Las Vifias, Guatemala. Distribution: Guatemala.
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- Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. 1928. (ROSALES); MIMOSACEAE. North American flora. vol 23(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
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Inga biolleyana Pittier, Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb
18: 207. 1916.
A tree, the twigs angled and brownish-pubescent. Stipules broadly ovate, acute, 7-9 mm. long, persistent; rachis of leaf wingless, with stipitate glands between the leaflets; leaflets 2 or 3 pairs, ovate-elliptic, acute, becoming glabrate and shining above, reticulated and hairy beneath; heads on peduncles 1-1.5 cm. long, few-flowered; bractlets linear-lanceolate, acute, striate, pubescent, 9-12 mm. long; calyx 10-12 mm. long, appressed-pubescent; corolla about 3 cm. long, silkyvillous ; staminal tube long-exserted.
Type locality: Turrialba, Costa Rica. Distribution: Known only from the type locality.
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- Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. 1928. (ROSALES); MIMOSACEAE. North American flora. vol 23(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
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Inga salvadorensis Britton & Rose, sp. nov
A shrub, the twigs densely brownish-pubescent. Petiole 1-2 cm. long, densely pubescent; rachis winged, bearing elevated glands between the leaflets; leaflets 4 or 5 pairs, lanceolate to oblong, acuminate, 6-10 cm. long, pubescent on both sides, strongly veined beneath; flowers in spikes 4 cm. long; legume l.S cm. long, somewhat flattened, more or less 4-angled, velvety-pubescent.
Near San Salvador, 1923, Salvador Calderon 1828.
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- Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. 1928. (ROSALES); MIMOSACEAE. North American flora. vol 23(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
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Inga jimeneziana Pittier, Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 18: 208. 1916.
A tree with a rounded top, the twigs angled and clothed with brownish hairs. Rachis of the leaf narrowly winged, bearing long-stipitate glands between the leaflets; leaflets 3 or 4 pairs, ovate, abruptly aciuninate, glabrate and shining above, hairy and strongly veined beneath, 7-21 cm. long; peduncles axillary, solitary or in pairs, 1.5-4 cm. long, hairy, angled; bractlets narrow, 1-1.5 cm. long, hairy, persistent; calyx 11-13 mm. long, pubescent, striate; corolla about 32 mm. long, hairy; staminal tube about as long as the corolla; legume 10-30 cm. long, 3 cm. broad, glabrous, the margin 2-angled.
Type locality: Turrialba, Costa Rica. Distribution ; Known only from the type locality.
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- Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. 1928. (ROSALES); MIMOSACEAE. North American flora. vol 23(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY