Inga spectabilis

Inga spectabilis is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae.

Inga spectabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Clade:	Mimosoid clade
Genus:	Inga
Species:	I. spectabilis
Binomial name
Inga spectabilis (Vahl) Willd.

It is native to Central America and the Andean states to Bolivia.^[1] The blade-like morphology of the fruiting pod has earned it the common name machete ice-cream-bean (Guamo Macheto, Guaba Machete).^[2]