Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_inga_sertulifera_subsp_leptopus
Leptopus Inga
Inga sertulifera subsp. leptopus
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About Leptopus Inga
Leptopus Inga (Inga sertulifera subsp. leptopus) is an introduced tree documented as naturalized on Kauaʻi by Bishop Museum’s 2025 checklist. Native from Costa Rica through northern and western South America to the Amazon basin. Subsp. leptopus is reported from lowland and montane wet forest. Bishop 2025 documents the exact subspecies as naturalized on Kauaʻi; the Smithsonian 2026 screened-name crosscheck did not match this infraspecific name.
Kauaʻi evidence
Taxonomic identity, tree form, diagnostic morphology and island occurrence use the linked reviewed sources. Historical planting, cultivation, naturalization and invasive status are separate. Generated imagery is not occurrence evidence.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Inga sertulifera subsp. leptopus
- Common names
- Leptopus Inga
- Other names
- Inga sertulifera subsp. leptopus · Leptopus Inga · Inga leptopus Benth. · Inga sertulifera var. leptopus (Benth.) Benth. · Inga coriacea var. leptopus (Benth.) J.F.Macbr.
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Recorded on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not yet assessed
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-06
- Evidence limits
- The exact Bishop row supports the subspecies name, but Smithsonian 2026 did not match it in the screened names. Current abundance, occupied habitat, recruitment, trend, and ecological effects remain unassessed.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Not yet assessed
- Food and resource needs
- Not yet assessed
- Reproduction
- White stamen-rich flowers develop into flattened to convex pods containing pulp-surrounded seeds. Recruitment requires pollination, pod maturation, animal or gravity dispersal, and seedling establishment; Kauaʻi-specific phenology, dispersers, and recruitment are unknown.
- Shelter
- Not yet assessed
- Growth form
- Tree
Threats and conservation
- Monitoring
- Not yet assessed
- Data gaps
- Current population extent and trajectory · Additional species-specific ecological and conservation sources
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not yet assessed
- Seasonal description
- Leptopus Inga (Inga sertulifera subsp. leptopus) is an introduced tree documented as naturalized on Kauaʻi by Bishop Museum’s 2025 checklist. Native from Costa Rica through northern and western South America to the Amazon basin. Subsp. leptopus is reported from lowland and montane wet forest. Bishop 2025 documents the exact subspecies as naturalized on Kauaʻi; the Smithsonian 2026 screened-name crosscheck did not match this infraspecific name.