Ice Cream Bean Live Fruit Plant (Inga Edulis)

Ice Cream Bean/ Inga Edulis/ Inga spectabilis is a fast-growing tree, botanically classified as Inga edulis, and a member of the Fabaceae family, the same as green beans, shelling beans, and peanuts. It usually fruits within three years of germination.

 

Common Name: Guama or Guaba 

Botanical Name: Inga edulis, Inga spectabilis

Bloom Time/Fruiting: 3 Years

Maintenance Required: Moderate

Special Feature

The ice cream bean is an evergreen tree with a moderately dense crown. The pods are about a foot long and contain beans surrounded by a sweet, cottony pulp. The pulp has a flavor similar to vanilla ice cream sometimes with a cinnamon note, and the texture of cotton candy.