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Inga velutina

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
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Distribution
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Internal ID UUID643fd5eeeacca676887437
Scientific name Inga velutina
Authority Willd.
First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 1014 (1806)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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General Uses Top

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Common products:
- Wood from Inga velutina is harvested for timber, fuelwood, and small‑scale construction.

Industrial and craft applications:
- The timber is used in light‑construction, furniture, and small craft items; it can be sliced for veneer.

Food and beverages (non‑medicinal):
- The mature pods contain a sweet, edible pulp surrounding the seeds; the pulp is consumed fresh and used to flavor traditional beverages.

Colorants and tanning:
- The bark yields tannins that are employed in leather‑tanning processes.

Wood and fiber:
- Inga velutina yields a medium‑density hardwood with fine grain, suitable for joinery, turning, and small construction; it is also used for veneer.

Properties relevant to use:
- The wood is moderately dense and works well with hand and machine tools; the pulp has a sweet flavor suitable for food; bark tannins are hydrolyzable, facilitating tanning.

Standards and regulation:
- Timber is traded under International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) rules and ISO 442 for structural timber; tannin extracts for leather comply with EN 16120.

Sustainability and sourcing:
- Inga velutina is a fast‑growing secondary‑forest species that can be cultivated in agroforestry systems; sustainable harvesting on a 10‑15 year rotation is recommended.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Mimosa velutina (Willd.) Poir. J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 42 (1810)
Feuilleea velutina (Willd.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl.1: 189 (1891)

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil North
      • Brazil West-central
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • Peru

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000165833
Tropicos 13009037
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:128810-2
The Plant List ild-12262
Open Tree Of Life 540950
NCBI Taxonomy 486091
IUCN Red List 142674708
IPNI 128810-2
iNaturalist 426923
GBIF 5357985
EOL 416472
USDA GRIN 438413
CMAUP NPO16013

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Scientific Literature Top

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Edible Fruit Plant Species in the Amazon Forest Rely Mostly on Bees and Beetles as Pollinators Paz FS, Pinto CE, de Brito RM, Imperatriz-Fonseca VL, Giannini TC J Econ Entomol 13-Jan-2021
PMCID:PMC8042744
doi:10.1093/jee/toaa284
PMID:33440000
Ecological quality of a forest in a state of succession based on structural parameters: A case study in an evergreen Amazonian-Andean forest, Ecuador García-Quintana Y, Arteaga-Crespo Y, Torres-Navarrete B, Robles-Morillo M, Bravo-Medina C, Sarmiento-Rosero A Heliyon 30-Jul-2020
PMCID:PMC7394865
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04592
PMID:32775736
Inventory data on Brazilian Amazon׳s non-wood native biomass sources for bioenergy production Flores JA, Konrad O, Flores CR, Schroder NT Data Brief 22-Sep-2018
PMCID:PMC6171085
doi:10.1016/j.dib.2018.09.050
PMID:30294647
Long-Term Vegetation Dynamics in a Megadiverse Hotspot: The Ice-Age Record of a Pre-montane Forest of Central Ecuador Montoya E, Keen HF, Luzuriaga CX, Gosling WD Front Plant Sci 20-Feb-2018
PMCID:PMC5826276
doi:10.3389/fpls.2018.00196
PMID:29515609
Two new neolignans from Syringa velutina Kom. Feng XS, Qu Y, Xu L, Wang DC, Wu LJ, Meng FH, Liu YR Molecules 27-Feb-2009
PMCID:PMC6253940
doi:10.3390/MOLECULES14030953
PMID:19255553
Studies on constituents with cytotoxic activity from the stem bark of Syringa velutina. Park HJ, Lee MS, Lee KT, Sohn IC, Han YN, Miyamoto K Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 01-Jul-1999
doi:10.1248/CPB.47.1029
PMID:10434406

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Lignan glycosides
(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(E)-3-[4-[(1S,2R)-1,3-dihydroxy-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propan-2-yl]oxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl]prop-2-enoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 163186857 Click to see 568.60 unknown https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253940/
2-[3-[4-[1,3-Dihydroxy-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propan-2-yl]oxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl]prop-2-enoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 162863102 Click to see 568.60 unknown https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253940/
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acyl glycosides / Fatty acyl glycosides of mono- and disaccharides
(Z)-3-phenyl-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyprop-2-enoic acid 53385591 Click to see 326.30 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides
methyl 4-[2-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethoxy]-2-oxo-ethyl]-5-ethylidene-6-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydropyran-2-yl]oxy-4H-pyran-3-carboxylate 3789874 Click to see 540.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1029
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives / Alpha amino acids / L-alpha-amino acids
L-Ndelta-acetylornithine 90658764 Click to see 174.20 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Cyclitols and derivatives / Quinic acids and derivatives
3-p-Coumaroylquinic acid 9945785 Click to see 338.31 unknown via CMAUP database
3-p-Coumaroylquinic acid, (Z)- 92135690 Click to see C1C(C(C(CC1(C(=O)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=CC=C(C=C2)O)O)O 338.31 unknown via CMAUP database
5-p-Coumaroylquinic acid, (Z)- 90478782 Click to see 338.31 unknown via CMAUP database
Chlorogenic Acid 1794427 Click to see C1C(C(C(CC1(C(=O)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)O)O)O 354.31 unknown via CMAUP database
trans-5-O-(4-coumaroyl)-D-quinic acid 6441280 Click to see C1C(C(C(CC1(C(=O)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=CC=C(C=C2)O)O)O 338.31 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
(2S,3S,4R,5R,6S)-2-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 124708093 Click to see 316.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1029
Sucrose 5988 Click to see 342.30 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Phenolic glycosides
4-O-beta-D-glucosyl-4-coumaric acid 9840292 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C=CC(=O)O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O 326.30 unknown via CMAUP database
4'-O-beta-D-glucosyl-cis-p-coumaric acid 10604651 Click to see 326.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Arbutin 440936 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O 272.25 unknown via CMAUP database
Caffeic acid 4-O-glucoside 11382279 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C=CC(=O)O)O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O 342.30 unknown via CMAUP database
cis-Ferulic acid 4-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside 9820054 Click to see 356.32 unknown via CMAUP database
Trans-4-O-Beta-D-Glucopyranosylferulic Acid 13916049 Click to see 356.32 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Indoles and derivatives / Indolyl carboxylic acids and derivatives
(2S)-2-ammonio-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoate 6923516 Click to see 204.22 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / 2-arylbenzofuran flavonoids
2-(2-Hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-6-methoxy-5-benzofuranol 185034 Click to see 286.28 unknown via CMAUP database
Methylsainfuran 44260111 Click to see 300.30 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acid esters / Coumaric acid esters
(2R)-2-[(E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxybutanedioic acid 26176222 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C=CC(=O)OC(CC(=O)O)C(=O)O)O 280.23 unknown via CMAUP database
[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methoxyoxan-2-yl]methyl (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate 15048037 Click to see 340.32 unknown via CMAUP database
2-[(1S,3R,4R,5R)-1,3,4-trihydroxy-5-[(E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxycyclohexyl]acetic acid 10569992 Click to see 352.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Methyl 6-O-[(Z)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propenoyl]-beta-D-glucopyranoside 102371158 Click to see COC1C(C(C(C(O1)COC(=O)C=CC2=CC=C(C=C2)O)O)O)O 340.32 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavanones / Flavanonols
Garbanzol 442410 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2C(C(=O)C3=C(O2)C=C(C=C3)O)O)O 272.25 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
Kaempferol 5280863 Click to see 286.24 unknown via CMAUP database
Quercetin 5280343 Click to see 302.23 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides
[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-6-[4-(5,7-dihydroxy-4-oxochromen-2-yl)-2-methoxyphenoxy]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl acetate 102371159 Click to see CC(=O)OCC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(C=C(C=C2)C3=CC(=O)C4=C(C=C(C=C4O3)O)O)OC)O)O)O 504.40 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7-dihydroxy-2-[3-methoxy-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]chromen-4-one 14406834 Click to see 462.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6S)-6-[5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxochromen-3-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxy-5-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]methoxy]-4,5-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-3-yl] (E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate 101781229 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(C(OC2OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC=C(C=C5)O)COC6C(C(C(C(O6)C)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC7=CC(=C(C=C7)O)OC)O)O)O)O)O 916.80 unknown via CMAUP database
[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6S)-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-4-oxochromen-3-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-3-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-2-methyloxan-3-yl] (E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate 101781227 Click to see 962.90 unknown via CMAUP database
[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6S)-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxochromen-3-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-3-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-2-methyloxan-3-yl] (E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate 101781228 Click to see 916.80 unknown via CMAUP database
[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-4-oxochromen-3-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-3-yl] (E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate 101781232 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)OC)O)O)O)O)O 786.70 unknown via CMAUP database
[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-4-oxochromen-3-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-3-yl] (E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate 101781230 Click to see 816.70 unknown via CMAUP database
[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxochromen-3-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-3-yl] (E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate 101781231 Click to see 770.70 unknown via CMAUP database
[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxochromen-3-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-3-yl] (E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate 101781233 Click to see 800.70 unknown via CMAUP database
5,7,3',4'-Tetrahydroxyflavone-3-yl 2-O-[4-O-(3-methoxy-4-hydroxy-trans-cinnamoyl)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl]-6-O-(alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl)-beta-D-glucopyranoside 101781226 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)C)OC(=O)C=CC7=CC(=C(C=C7)O)OC)O)O)O)O)O)O)O 932.80 unknown via CMAUP database
Amurenoside A 10653411 Click to see 932.80 unknown via CMAUP database
Amurenoside B 11803929 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(C(OC2OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)COC6C(C(C(C(O6)C)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC7=CC(=C(C=C7)O)OC)O)O)O)O)O 932.80 unknown via CMAUP database
Clitorin 11592917 Click to see 740.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Kaempferol-3-O-Rutinoside 5318767 Click to see 594.50 unknown via CMAUP database
Manghaslin 11498684 Click to see 756.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Myricetin-3-O-rutinoside 21577860 Click to see 626.50 unknown via CMAUP database
Narcissin 5481663 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)OC)O)O)O)O)O)O 624.50 unknown via CMAUP database
Rutin 5280805 Click to see 610.50 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides
Quercetin 3-rutinoside-7-glucoside 10190763 Click to see 772.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / O-methylated isoflavonoids / 4-O-methylated isoflavonoids
(3S)-vestitone 44446897 Click to see COC1=CC(=C(C=C1)C2COC3=C(C2=O)C=CC(=C3)O)O 286.28 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Linear 1,3-diarylpropanoids / Chalcones and dihydrochalcones / 2-Hydroxychalcones
Isoliquiritigenin 638278 Click to see 256.25 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Tannins / Hydrolyzable tannins
4-(beta-D-Glucopyranosyloxy)-3-methoxybenzoic acid 14132337 Click to see 330.29 unknown via CMAUP database

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