Fabaceae

Eevie

Inocarpus fagifer (Parkinson ex F.A.Zorn) Fosberg

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Inocarpus

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Eevie: Inocarpus edulis or Inocarpus fagifer (ifi in Tonga), typical trunk — Photo: Tauʻolunga, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (12)

ban: Gatép
bi: Namambe
Chinese: 太平洋粟
English: Eevie, Ifi, Ihi, Ivi, Mape, Tahitian chestnut
fj: Ivi
French: Châtaignier de Tahiti, Châtaignier tahitien, Mapé, Māpē
Indonesian: Gayam
Javanese: Gayam, (Gayam) Inocarpus fagifer
Malay: Gayam
Russian: Инокарпус съедобный, Таитянский орех
Sundanese: Gayam
ty: Mape

Synonyms

Aniotum edulis J.R.Forst.
Aniotum fagiferum Parkinson ex F.A.Zorn
Cajanus edulis (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Kuntze
Etaballia macrophylla Benth.
Inocarpus edulis J.R.Forst.
Inocarpus edulis J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Inocarpus eludis J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Inocarpus fagiferus (Parkinson) Fosberg

Characteristics

In the US and Canada: Pacific Basin: introduced

Photos

Photo: Tauʻolunga, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.