Fabaceae
Icecreambean
Inga edulis
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Inga
Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants
Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free
Common names
By language (12)
- arz
- انجا ايدوليس
- Chinese
- 旋莢冰淇淋豆, 印加豆
- English
- Icecreambean
- French
- Pois doux, Pois sucré
- Hebrew
- שעועית הגלידה
- Indonesian
- Buah salju
- Japanese
- インガ・エドゥリス
- Persian
- اینگا ادالیس
- Portuguese
- Ingá
- Russian
- Кремовый боб, Инга съедобная
- Spanish
- Aguatope, Cuajiniquil, Guama, Inga, Ingá, Jinicuile, Mandraque, Pacae
- ty
- Pakai
Synonyms
- Feuilleea conferta (Benth.) Kuntze
- Feuilleea edulis (Mart.) Kuntze
- Feuilleea scabriuscula (Benth.) Kuntze
- Inga benthamiana Meissner
- Inga benthamiana Meisn.
- Inga complanata Amshoff
- Inga conferta Benth.
- Inga edulis f. typica Porto
- Inga edulis var. edulis
- Inga edulis var. parviflora Benth.
- Inga scabriuscula Benth.
- Inga scabriuscula var. villosior Benth.
- Inga uncinata Spruce ex Benth.
- Inga vera Kunth
- Inga ynga J.W.Moore
- Mimosa ynga Vell.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May, July, September to October, December to January (from 32 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Alejandro Alfredo Aguirre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Maria Janeiro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Marcio Santos Ferreira, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Patrícia Mees, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Maria Janeiro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrícia Mees, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Whaldener Endo, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Inga
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.