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Each value Trefle shows for Inga edulis, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced9 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded9 Not on the record6 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data

Field	Shown	What the sources say
Core
Author	Mart.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Bibliography	Flora 20(2 Beibl.): 113 (1837)	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phylum	Tracheophyta	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Rank	species	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Status	accepted	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Year	1837	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name	Ice-cream-bean	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	S. Trop. America	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	1653 cm	1653.33 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 17 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 34, 64, 77, 595, 735, 909, 910	Differs from sources
Biological type	empty	phanerophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 350	Not on the record
Flower color	empty	white · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 668	Not on the record
Flower conspicuous	true	true · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Foliage texture	medium	medium · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Fruit conspicuous	true	true · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Fruit shape	empty	legume · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 350	Not on the record
Growth form	Single Crown	Single Crown · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Growth habit	Tree	Tree · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Growth rate	Rapid	Rapid · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Maximum height	empty	3000 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 34, 64, 77, 595, 735, 909, 910	Not on the record
Vegetable	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phenology
Duration	empty	perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 28	Not on the record
Ecology
Nitrogen fixation	High	High · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 130, 444, 445, 822	Sourced
Ph maximum	pH 8.5	pH 8.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Ph minimum	pH 6	pH 6 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio	empty	15.2 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 77, 255, 412	Not on the record

Inga edulis Mart., 1837 29% complete

Ice-cream-bean

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