Inga mucuna

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA FABALES LEGUMINOSAE

Scientific Name: Inga mucuna
Species Authority: Walp. & Duchass.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable   A1c   ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s Mitré, M.
History:
1997 Rare

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Throughout Panama and in Chocó and Antioquia in Colombia. The species is generally scarce except in the Canal area and in Darién National Park, Panama.
Countries:
Native:
Colombia; Panama

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Subpopulations occur in lowland semi-deciduous rainforest, rarely in secondary forest.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Much of the unprotected forest at these low altitudes is exposed to increasing settlement, farming and agriculture.
Citation: Mitré, M. 1998. Inga mucuna. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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