Inga feuilleei

Taxobox
name = Pacay
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
subclassis = Rosidae
unranked_ordo = Eurosids I
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Mimosoideae
tribus = Ingeae
genus = "Inga"
species = "I. feuilleei"
binomial = "Inga feuilleei"
binomial_authority = DC.
synonyms ="Inga cumingiana" Benth.
"Inga edulis" sensu auct. [I.e., in works not referring to von Martius ("Mart.") as taxonomic authority: ILDIS (2005).]
"Inga feuillei" DC.

The Pacay is a South American legume tree, "Inga feuilleei" (often misspelled "feuillei" [ILDIS (2005)] ). It is somewhat reminiscent of a mimosa tree and cultivated for its large white edible pods.

Footnotes

References

* (2005): [http://www.ildis.org/ Genus "Canavalia"] . Version 10.01, November 2005. Retrieved 2007-DEC-17.

External links

* [http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/pacay.htm Trade Winds Fruit - Pacay (has pictures)]
* [http://home.att.net/~oc_crfg/alfredo-feb04.htm In the Arboretum, By: Alfredo Chiri - Pacay]
* [http://www.minag.gob.pe/agricola/pro_andi_pacay.shtml Link from the Peruvian government (Spanish)]