Inga spectabilis | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
Genus: | Inga |
Species: | I. spectabilis
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Binomial name | |
Inga spectabilis |
Inga spectabilis is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae.
It is native to Central America and the Andean states to Bolivia. [1] The blade-like morphology of the fruiting pod has earned it the common name machete ice-cream-bean (Guamo Macheto, Guaba Machete). [2]