Fabaceae
Andira

Andira inermis (W.Wright) Kunth ex DC.

First published in Prodr. 2: 475 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America, W. Tropical Africa to Uganda. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is has environmental uses and social uses, as animal food, a poison, a medicine and invertebrate food and for fuel and food.

Descriptions

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Amazonia, Andean, Caribbean, Orinoquia, Pacific. Elevation range: 0–2000 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Amazonas, Antioquia, Caldas, Caquetá, Cauca, Chocó, Córdoba, Guainía, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Quindío, Santander, Sucre, Tolima, Valle del Cauca.
Habit
Shrub, Small tree, Tree.
Conservation
IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC. National Red List of Colombia (2021): Potential LC.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, savanna, shrubland, wetlands (inland), artificial - terrestrial.
Vernacular
Ajunado, Angelino, Cacaco, Chirai, Cocu, Congo, Dividive, Guaxis, Manteco, Moca negra, Pulga, Tarara
[UPFC]

Papilionaceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. 1958

Morphology General Habit
A savannah tree, 20–30 ft. high
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Handsome pink flowers
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pendulous fruits, resembling a small mango.
[FWTA]

Leguminosae, J. B. Gillett, R. M. Polhill & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1971

Morphology General Habit
Tree 7.5–10(–30) m. tall, with a somewhat columnar or pyramidal crown in Africa (often more spreading in America); bark fairly smooth, grey.
Morphology Branches
Branchlets with small reddish-brown mostly spreading hairs at the tips, soon glabrescent, covered with small closely arranged lenticels.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 20–40 cm. long; stipules linear, 6–10 mm. long, caducous; stipels subulate, 1–5 mm. long; leaflets in 4–8 pairs, oblong-lanceolate or rather narrowly oblong to elliptic-oblong, 5–11(–17) cm. long, 2–5(–6) cm. wide, bluntly pointed to shortly acuminate, cuneate or shortly rounded at the base, soon glabrescent except sometimes for small hairs along the midrib beneath; midrib immersed above, very prominent beneath; lateral nerves fine, ± 12–18 on either side.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Panicles terminal and axillary, well branched, 15–40(–60) cm. long, shortly brownish hairy; bracts linear-lanceolate, 2–3 mm. long, caducous; bracteoles inserted on very short pedicel, similar to bract.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx shortly toothed, 4–5 mm. long, purplish.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla 12–15 mm. long, pinkish to purplish-red; standard suborbicular, glabrous; wings as long as the keel.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit broadly ovoid or ellipsoid, slightly keeled, supported on a short thick stipe, 3.2–7.5 cm. long, rugulose, glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seed ellipsoid, slightly pointed at either end and with a small protuberance just below the hilum, ± 2.5 cm. long; testa delicate, wrinkled.
Distribution
U1 West Africa to southern Sudan, also widespread in the West Indies and continental tropical America
[FTEA]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Guineo-Congolian forest., Sudanian woodland
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Tree
Vernacular
Aboranzork, Alemendro, Almendro, Almendro Cimarrou, Almendro De Rio, Andira Uchi, Andirauchi, Angelim, Angelim-branco, Angelim-liso, Angelin Tree, Angelino, Anndjelinn, Arenillo, Avineira, Bastard Mahogany, Bois Palmiste, Cabbage Bark, Cabbagebark, Cabbag
[ILDIS]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
ají, almendrillo, amargo, angelina, arroz, arroz con coco, avinge, bagatá, bolombolo, bongo de agua, cabo de oro, cacho cabra, ciruelo de playa, coco, congo, congo de agua, conguito, culnicre, frito, guayacán, manguito, manteco, motón, palmillo, palo de seca, peloto, pulga, pulga chonta, purga, purga frito
[UNAL]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 0 - 2000 m.; Amazonia, Andes, Llanura del Caribe, Orinoquia, Pacífico, Valle del Cauca, Valle del Magdalena.
Morphology General Habit
Arbusto, arbolito, árbol
Conservation
Preocupación Menor
[CPLC]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60761659/60761662

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Uses

Use Animal Food
Used as animal food.
Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Fuel
Used for fuels.
Use Gene Sources
Used as gene sources.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Invertebrate Food
Used as invertebrate food.
Use Materials
Used as material.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
Use Poisons
Poisons.
Use Social
Social uses.
[UPFC]

Use
Chemical products, Environmental, Medicine, Miscellaneous, Toxins, Wood
[ILDIS]

Common Names

English
West Indian Walnut

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