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BonsaiBeast

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Identifying ice cream bean species.
« on: March 10, 2019, 03:22:41 PM »
I was planning on purchasing a 15 gallon tree but the seller isn't aware of the species.

Any suggestions?


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Re: Identifying ice cream bean species.
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2019, 10:38:20 PM »
Identification is difficult among Inga genus. It requires you to have in your possession flowers, leaves with all their morphological structures and know what the fruit looks like.

Here is a link to identification key for Inga https://www.kew.org/science/tropamerica/neotropikey/families/keys/inga/index.htm
You have to figure out how to get the right plug-in, so you can use the key.
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