Inga edulis
Mart. · speciesAt a glance
Sources13 archives
Databases and archives Inga edulis's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation14 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility6 528 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI35 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics35 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
dukesphytochemcompounds
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Inga edulis, known as ice cream-bean, joaquiniquil, cuaniquil, guama or guaba, is a fruit native to South America. It is in the mimosoid tribe of the legume family Fabaceae. 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 and Colombia.Duke (1983) The taxonomic name Inga is derived from its name with the Tupí people of South America, 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.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology9
Life cycle & reproduction4
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment11
Physiology & chemistry9
Compounds documented for Inga edulis across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Documented compounds15 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARBOHYDRATES | 653,950 ppm | DukesPhytochem | |
| WATER | 633,000 ppm | DukesPhytochem | |
| PROTEIN | 291,555 ppm | DukesPhytochem | |
| FIBER | 43,600 ppm | DukesPhytochem | |
| ASH | 35,425 ppm | DukesPhytochem | |
| FAT | 19,075 ppm | DukesPhytochem | |
| CALCIUM | 5,230 ppm | DukesPhytochem | |
| KILOCALORIES | 3,215 ppm | DukesPhytochem | |
| PHOSPHORUS | 1,280 ppm | DukesPhytochem | |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 355 ppm | DukesPhytochem |
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Inga edulis has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
The complete instruction manual Inga edulis carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
2n 262×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
How far back this lineage goes — and how we know. Everything here is measured in Ma, short for “mega-annum”: millions of years ago. The chart reads left to right like a calendar of the Earth, from the deep past on the left to today at the right edgetop to bottom like a core drilled through the Earth, from the deep past at the top down to today at the bottom.
At a glance
When this lineage existed
How to read this: the coloured strip along the bottomdown the left is the geological calendar — the standard epochs (Pliocene, Pleistocene…) every museum uses, shown so you can see which chapter of Earth's history this lineage lived in. This lineage is a young one, so the strip is zoomed in to epochs — the finer subdivisions inside a period. The orange marker is the DNA clock: DNA accumulates mutations at a roughly steady rate, so comparing this species' DNA with its relatives estimates when the lineage split off — independently of any fossil.
Record type6 528 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions81 of 222 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Saint Louis, US | 304 |
| Kew, GB | 213 |
| Bronx, US | 150 |
| Chicago, US | 106 |
| Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas - SINCHIlocation not on record | 74 |
| JBRJlocation not on record | 73 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 71 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 60 |
| UNESP-FCAlocation not on record | 48 |
| Salvador, BR | 46 |
| Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record | 40 |
| Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record | 38 |
| QCNElocation not on record | 36 |
| UFBAlocation not on record | 34 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 34 |
| Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldilocation not on record | 29 |
| Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record | 29 |
| CEPLAClocation not on record | 28 |
| Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)location not on record | 27 |
| Museum of Zoologylocation not on record | 25 |
| Ivano-Frankivsk, UA | 25 |
| Feira de Santana, BR | 24 |
| Puerto Ayora, EC | 24 |
| UNICAMPlocation not on record | 20 |
| Blumenau, BR | 20 |
| Institut fur Allgemeine Mikrobiologielocation not on record | 19 |
| Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BO | 19 |
| Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record | 19 |
| INMAlocation not on record | 19 |
| Chaguaramas, TT | 19 |
| UEPAlocation not on record | 18 |
| Herbario Selva Central Oxapampa - estación biológica del Jardín Botánico de Missourilocation not on record | 18 |
| Loja, EC | 18 |
| Cuiabá, BR | 17 |
| Universiti Sains Malaysialocation not on record | 16 |
| Santa Teresa, BR | 16 |
| Instituto para la Investigación y la Preservación del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural del Valle del Cauca - INCIVAlocation not on record | 16 |
| Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record | 16 |
| Xiamen, CN | 15 |
| MAlocation not on record | 14 |
| Cenargenlocation not on record | 14 |
| Universidad de Caldas (UCaldas)location not on record | 13 |
| Auckland, NZ | 13 |
| Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreallocation not on record | 12 |
| Universidade Federal do Maranhãolocation not on record | 12 |
| Ilhéus, BR | 11 |
| USP-IBlocation not on record | 10 |
| UnBlocation not on record | 10 |
| La Paz, BO | 10 |
| Aarhus, DK | 9 |
| HUT Culture Collectionlocation not on record | 9 |
| Departamento de Sistematica e Ecologialocation not on record | 9 |
| UFMGlocation not on record | 9 |
| Ann Arbor, US | 9 |
| UNESP-IBILCElocation not on record | 9 |
| Paris, FR | 9 |
| CASlocation not on record | 8 |
| Brasília, BR | 8 |
| UFESlocation not on record | 8 |
| Universidad Tecnológica del Chocó (UTCH)location not on record | 8 |
| UFMSlocation not on record | 8 |
| UEMAlocation not on record | 8 |
| COLlocation not on record | 8 |
| Federal University of Espírito Santolocation not on record | 7 |
| Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, Ministry of Agriculturelocation not on record | 7 |
| San Isidro, AR | 7 |
| UERJlocation not on record | 7 |
| Cruz das Almas, BR | 7 |
| Brussels, BE | 7 |
| UFRRJlocation not on record | 7 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 6 |
| IPA/SPlocation not on record | 6 |
| Maringá, BR | 6 |
| Herbario MAT de la Universidad Politécnica Estatal del Carchilocation not on record | 6 |
| Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paranálocation not on record | 6 |
| Christchurch, NZ | 6 |
| Rotorua, NZ | 6 |
| Austin, US | 6 |
| UFPElocation not on record | 6 |
| Durango, MX | 6 |
| UNIVILLElocation not on record | 6 |
| National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record | 6 |
| Jardín Botánico de Cartagena "Guillermo Piñeres" (JBC)location not on record | 6 |
| UTPLlocation not on record | 5 |
| UNESClocation not on record | 5 |
| Criciúma, BR | 5 |
| Riobamba, EC | 5 |
| Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeirolocation not on record | 5 |
| arosemena tola, EC | 5 |
| PUC-RSlocation not on record | 5 |
| IECOSlocation not on record | 5 |
| Corporación Autónoma Regional Para la Defensa de la Meseta de Bucaramanga (CDMB)location not on record | 5 |
| UFRPElocation not on record | 5 |
| Brasília, BR | 5 |
| LBVlocation not on record | 4 |
| UFVJMlocation not on record | 4 |
| Lima, PE | 4 |
| UNISANTAlocation not on record | 4 |
| Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Nortelocation not on record | 4 |
| BISHlocation not on record | 4 |
| Herbier National du Gabonlocation not on record | 4 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 4 |
| Mexico City, MX | 4 |
| HUAlocation not on record | 4 |
| Cusco, PE | 4 |
| UNITINSlocation not on record | 4 |
| UTFPR-CPlocation not on record | 4 |
| UNESP, Campus São José Rio Prêtolocation not on record | 4 |
| Fort Worth, US | 4 |
| Porto Alegre, BR | 4 |
| Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ)location not on record | 4 |
| Honolulu, US | 4 |
| Corrientes, AR | 4 |
| UEMlocation not on record | 3 |
| UFOPlocation not on record | 3 |
| HUENFlocation not on record | 3 |
| San José, CR | 3 |
| Madrid, ES | 3 |
| Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas (UDistrital)location not on record | 3 |
| Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS)location not on record | 3 |
| Area de Conservacion Guanacastelocation not on record | 3 |
| URCAlocation not on record | 3 |
| Universidad Católica de Oriente (UCO)location not on record | 3 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 3 |
| Dekalb, US | 3 |
| Jataí / Setor Industrial, BR | 3 |
| Mérida, MX | 2 |
| Iquitos, PE | 2 |
| Austin, US | 2 |
| UFERSAlocation not on record | 2 |
| MEDELlocation not on record | 2 |
| UESBlocation not on record | 2 |
| UNESP-RClocation not on record | 2 |
| Castelar, AR | 2 |
| Cochabamba, BO | 2 |
| Guasave, MX | 2 |
| Universidad de los Llanos (UniLlanos)location not on record | 2 |
| Tampa, US | 2 |
| UFSClocation not on record | 2 |
| Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Herbariolocation not on record | 2 |
| Campo Mourão, BR | 2 |
| Stockholm, SE | 2 |
| Masindi, UG | 2 |
| CJBGlocation not on record | 2 |
| Giardini Botanici Hanburylocation not on record | 2 |
| UNEMATlocation not on record | 2 |
| LDlocation not on record | 2 |
| UNIVASFlocation not on record | 2 |
| Seropédica, BR | 2 |
| Laboratory of Palaeontologylocation not on record | 2 |
| South Kensington, GB | 2 |
| Londrina, BR | 2 |
| Mexico City, MX | 2 |
| Cascavel, BR | 1 |
| TAIElocation not on record | 1 |
| Institut de Biologia Evolutiva, (CSIC-UPF)location not on record | 1 |
| Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeirolocation not on record | 1 |
| Provincial Museum of Albertalocation not on record | 1 |
| Frankfurt am Main | 1 |
| Universidade Federal do Espírito Santolocation not on record | 1 |
| Station d'Ecologie de Lamtolocation not on record | 1 |
| PUC-RIOlocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidade Federal de Santa Catarinalocation not on record | 1 |
| Miami, US | 1 |
| Göteborg, SE | 1 |
| Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropicallocation not on record | 1 |
| WCSlocation not on record | 1 |
| UFPRlocation not on record | 1 |
| REALlocation not on record | 1 |
| Santiago de Cali, CO | 1 |
| Universidade de São Paulolocation not on record | 1 |
| Fundación Miguel Lillolocation not on record | 1 |
| Arequipa, PE | 1 |
| Calabar, NG | 1 |
| WAGlocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad de Guayaquillocation not on record | 1 |
| Cambridge, US | 1 |
| Universidad de los Andes (UniAndes)location not on record | 1 |
| Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paranálocation not on record | 1 |
| Altos de Pipe, VE | 1 |
| Pretoria, ZA | 1 |
| Dresden, DE | 1 |
| Collections de la Faculte des Sciences de Lyonlocation not on record | 1 |
| CPATSAlocation not on record | 1 |
| OTSlocation not on record | 1 |
| National Herbarium of São Tomé and Principelocation not on record | 1 |
| Ural Federal University "B. N. Yeltsin"location not on record | 1 |
| IAPlocation not on record | 1 |
| Yaoundé, CM | 1 |
| Berlin, DE | 1 |
| UFABClocation not on record | 1 |
| UFAClocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidade Federal do Ceara, Departamento de Biologialocation not on record | 1 |
| UDESC-CAVlocation not on record | 1 |
| UFSCarlocation not on record | 1 |
| Fortaleza, BR | 1 |
| Forest Herbarium Ibadan (FHI)location not on record | 1 |
| Anton de Kom University of Surinamelocation not on record | 1 |
| Toronto, CA | 1 |
| Instituto para la Investigación y la Preservación del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural del Valle del Cauca - INCIVAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Berea Collegelocation not on record | 1 |
| Embrapa Agrobiology Diazothrophic Microbial Culture Collectionlocation not on record | 1 |
| Mexico City, MX | 1 |
| QAPlocation not on record | 1 |
| Dirección Nacional Forestal, Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderíalocation not on record | 1 |
| Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Región Xalapalocation not on record | 1 |
| INBIOlocation not on record | 1 |
| San Francisco, US | 1 |
| BAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Empresa Pernambucana de Pesquisa Agropecuária, IPAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Bloomington, US | 1 |
| Tuscaloosa, US | 1 |
| Santarém, BR | 1 |
| Jackson, US | 1 |
| Universidade da Região de Joinville - Univillelocation not on record | 1 |
| ESALQlocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidade Federal de Goiáslocation not on record | 1 |
| UTFPR-DVlocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidade Paulistalocation not on record | 1 |
| St. Augustine, TT | 1 |
| FPMZBlocation not on record | 1 |
| CUVClocation not on record | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Inga edulis was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.