About Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd.
Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd. is a plant species that belongs to the legume family Fabaceae. It is native to a geographic range that extends from Mexico southward to Argentina, and also grows naturally in the Caribbean. The species is widespread across most of Brazil. In Brazil, it is locally known as ingá-mirim, which translates to small ice-cream-bean, a name it gets from its characteristically small pods.