Basic information Species type: PlantGenus: IngaSpecies: veraCommon names: ice cream beanBotanical family: Fabaceae Climate information Climate: tropicalOrigin: CaribbeanHumidity: humid Cultivation information Cultivation: minor global cropForm: treeManagement: standardcoppiceIndustrial crops: biomassAgroforestry services: nitrogenalley cropliving fencecrop shade