Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Inga spectabilis
guava machete, guaba silvestre, guamo cafeto, silky inga
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Inga
Species
spectabilis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Inga schimpffii Harms
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1964
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Inga spectabilis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=531. Accessed 31 October 2026.