Inga densiflora Benth.

Inga mollifoliola Pittier, Contr. U. vS. Nat. Herb
18: 189. 1916.
A tree, the twigs densely brownish-tomentose. Rachis of the leaf narrowly winged, densely tomentose, bearing sessile glands between the leaflets; leaflets 3 to 5 pairs, lanceolate, often acuminate, 3.5-12 cm. long, shining and somewhat hairy above, densely hairy beneath; inflorescence axillary or terminal; peduncles 1 to 3 in axils of leaves, 2-4 cm. long, pubescent; spikes at first head-like, 1-2 cm. long; calyx 5-6 mm. long, pubescent; corolla 8.5-10 mm. long, villous; staminal tube included, the filaments pink.
Type locality; Rodeo de Pacuca, Costa Rica. Distribution: Costa Rica.

Inga monticola Pittier, Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb 18: 190. 1916.
A widely spreading tree, about 16 m'. high, the twigs brownish-pubescent. Rachis of leaf narrowly winged, pubescent, bearing large flat sessile glands between the leaflets; leaflets 3 or 4 pairs, ovate to oblong, acute or often abruptly acuminate, glabrous and shining above except on the veins, nearly glabrous beneath; spikes 2-3.5 cm. long, solitary in the axils of upper leaves on peduncles 3-4 cm. long; calyx puberulent, 4-4.5 mm. long; corolla 7-8 mm. long; staminal tube included; legume 8-16 cm. long, 5-6 cm. broad, at first yellowish-pubescent, becoming glabrate in age.
Type locality: Bismarck, Panama. Distribution: Known only from the type locality.

Inga densiflora is a species of Fabaceae described by botanist George Bentham. The native range extends from South-East Mexico to Bolivia. It is the most common species of Inga utilized for its fruits in the highlands of Colombia. The common name is Guamo Salado in Central America and Pacay del Monte (mountain ice-cream-bean) in Bolivia.