The Inga Tree - Inga Foundation
网页The Inga Tree. The Genus Inga contains around 300 species in tropical America, which are thought to have all evolved within the last 2 million years. Artefacts in the shape of Inga seeds pods have been found in Peru and elsewhere dating back thousands of years and the tree is an important part of the local agro-economy.
Inga - Wikipedia
网页Inga is a genus of small tropical, tough-leaved, nitrogen-fixing trees [2] and shrubs, subfamily Mimosoideae. Inga ' s leaves are pinnate, and flowers are generally white. Many of the hundreds of species are used ornamentally.
The Inga Trees of South America – Ice Cream that Grows on a Tree
网页2018年1月17日 · The inga genus, which takes its name from the Tupi tribe of South America, represents more than 300 species of shrubs and trees. A few types, such as ingaedulis and inga feuillei produce delicious pods throughout much of the year. Although not well known outside of the region, they’ve been popular among locals for a long time.
The Inga Tree – IngaFoundatio
网页The Inga Tree. The Genus Inga contains around 300 species in tropical America, which are thought to have all evolved within just the last 2 million years. Artifacts in the shape of Inga seeds pods have been found in Peru and elsewhere dating back thousands of years and the tree is an important part of the local agro-economy.
THE STORY OF THE INGA TREE - llahub.gca.org
网页2023年12月1日 · The Inga is a genus of tree with outstanding qualities for nourishing tropical soils and restoring soil fertility.
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Inga Tree: The Fruit Tree and the Climate Refugees
网页An ancient fruit tree could be the answer to thousands of families in South America at risk of becoming climate refugees as slash and burn threatens to destroy their farmlands. The super-resilient, nitrogen-fixing Inga tree has been central to food culture in pre-Columbian Peru for thousands of years, its fruit sold in local markets and making ...
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网页Inga are fast-growing, nitrogen-fixing trees indigenous to the Amazon basin. The alley-cropping system enables farmers to grow their crops on the same plot of land year after year; it halts deforestation by breaking the destructive cycle of slash and burn; it improves the well being of local communities by helping families to become self ...
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网页Inga are fast-growing, nitrogen-fixing trees indigenous to the Amazon basin. The alley-cropping system enables farmers to grow their crops on the same plot of land year after year; it halts deforestation by breaking the destructive cycle of slash and burn; it improves the well being of local communities by helping families to become self ...
Inga tree points to way out of slash-and-burn for Central American farmers
网页2021年10月27日 · Alley cropping inga trees has been shown to restore degraded land while withstanding tropical storms and drought. Around 400 families in Honduras have planted over 4 million trees in accordance ...