Fabaceae
Icecream bean
Inga ingoides
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Inga
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Icecream bean
Synonyms
- Feuilleea bahiensis (Benth.) Kuntze
- Feuilleea ingoides (Rich.) Kuntze
- Feuilleea sesuya Kuntze
- Inga bahiensis Benth.
- Inga galibica Duchass. & Walp.
- Inga laxiflora Benth.
- Inga meriana Splitg.
- Mimosa ingoides Rich.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Matteo Bellucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: cristianol1456, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: cristianol1456, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: cristianol1456, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Oscar Marín, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: babedou babedou, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: babedou babedou, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Oscar Marín, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Sascha Ant, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Sascha Ant, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.