A Colombian woman holding an Inga edulis pod cut open showing the white pulp
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Inga edulis

One of 102 native species of the genus Inga in Colombia with a habitat below 7,000 feet. The sweet white pulp is eaten. The fruit is sold on roadsides and called guama in Colombia. Photographed in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

Green Inga edulis fruit hanging on the tree
New white and brown Inga edulis inflorescences with flower buds
Inga edulis flowers with white and golden color filaments
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