Ice-cream-bean

Inga edulis

''Inga edulis'' is a fruit native to South America. It is widely grown, especially by indigenous Amazonians, for shade, food, timber, medicine, and production of the alcoholic beverage ''cachiri''. It is popular in Peru, Ecuador, Pernambuco-Brazil and Colombia. The name ‘inga’ is derived from its name with the Tupí people of South America. In English they have been called "ice-cream beans" due to the sweet flavor and smooth texture of the pulp.
Ice-cream-beans, Inírida, Colombia Here's the whole fruit I described earlier: https://www.jungledragon.com/image/50127/ice-cream-bean_inrida_colombia.html As said, you can just pick these, open them, and eat the pulp inside without cleaning. It helps with hunger as well as thirst. Don't mind the burned tree, this was at a farm. Colombia,Guainía,Ice-cream-bean,Inga edulis,Inírida,South America,World

Appearance

Mature trees of ''Inga edulis'' reach 30 m high and 60 cm diameter at breast height, usually branching from below 3 m . The branches form a broad, flat, moderately dense canopy. The pods contain black seeds which are embedded in a thick white juicy pulp that tastes slightly like vanilla ice cream.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusInga
SpeciesI. edulis
Photographed in
Colombia