Ice Cream Bean

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: CALCIUM, BETA-CAROTENE, FAT, FIBER

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Fabaceae

Scientific name: Inga feuillei

Common names: Ice Cream Bean, Pacay, Ice cream bean, Pacayer, Pakai, Pakay, inga peruánska, pacae, pacae de Lima, pacay, päkai, pätai, pakai, patai

History

Historical context is not documented in this record.

Origins and distribution

not documented in this record

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Vegetative propagation of Inga feuillei from shoot cuttings and air layering · 1998 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• CALCIUM
• BETA-CAROTENE
• FAT
• FIBER
• KILOCALORIES
• PHOSPHORUS
• THIAMIN
• IRON
• PROTEIN
• ASH
• CARBOHYDRATES
• WATER
• RIBOFLAVIN

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

World Flora Online Plant List · WFO dataset terms; see release metadata

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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