Tree Species (Scientific Name)
Inga adenophylla
Food
Firewood
Peru Common Name
Pacae playa, Pacae mono
Tree Family
Fabaceae
Average Leaf Size (cm)
11.47cm
Length
×
4.99cm
Width
Tree Height
Small (10–20m)
Elevational Range (m)
350–3000m
Distribution
Native
Exotic
Native to Peru
Native to
Region
Americas
Latin America
Bolivia, Peru
Coffee Agroforestry Information
Coffee System
Arabica
Coffee Impact
Beneficial to coffee
Prevalence
Common in Coffee Agroforestry
Cultivation
Planted
Natural
Tree Management
Planted by seeds. It has a low incidence of pests. Pruning can be used to manage shade pattern on coffee farms.
Tree Benefits and Uses
Farmer Uses
- Food
- Firewood
The seeds are covered with a sweet-tasting pulp.
Farm Services
- Coffee Shade
- Soil Improvement
- Erosion Control
- Reforestation
- Nitrogen Fixation
Coffee Shade: it is an important shade tree in southern and central Peru, and provides medium to dense shade
Biodiversity Benefits
Yes
It produces small fruits that are food for many frugivorous birds such as tanagers and blue-headed parrots and parrots. It houses arthropods that are consumed by insectivorous birds and produces a lot of nectar in flowering season for nectarivorous birds such as hummingbirds, tanagers and honeyeaters.
Citations
Citations
Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2022-06-22. tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Inga+adenophylla;
Mendoza, A. L. M., & Guerrero, M. H. (2010). Catálogo de los árboles y afines de la Selva Central del Perú. Arnaldoa, 17, 203-242.