Inga edulis, known as ice-cream bean, ice-cream-bean, joaquiniquil, cuaniquil (both from Nahuatl: cuahuxinicuile combining cuahuitl "tree"; icxitl "feet" and necuilli "crooked" [2]) guama or guaba, is a fruit native to South America.

Amazon Ice Cream is the sweet, white pulp in the pods of the Guama tree. Widely planted from northwestern Amazon Basin and also appreciated for timber and folk medicine. Inga pods. The one in front with all the ridges is I. edulis. Both are ice cream bean, and they can be viviparous (can sprout in the pods).

Pods straight, pointed, flattened, edible as a green bean (not stringy), maturing to a lovely ivory color, usually containing 3 to 5 seeds each. Seeds are egg shaped, mottled maroon and white in a beany yin/yang pattern), very easy to dehusk to …

A beautiful short-season bean from Peru. Matures in 90 days, even in our region, with night temperatures in the 50's all summer. Several years ago, Golden Rule Garden was gifted with several bean varieties from the Urubamba Valley in Peru.

Apr 2, 2015 · A nitrogen-fixer that will get the kids cheering: Ice Cream Beans - Inga edulis - a tree loaded with bean-like pods full of sweet, ice-cream tasting fruit.

I believe this European heritage bean was originally collected in a street market in the town of Inca, in Majorca, Spain. Pods mature quite early and the beans may be for dry use, though HSL indicates that they can be eaten as a snap bean as well when young.

Inca pea, yin/yang bean. NightShade Farm, organically grown but not certified. No frost. Pole bean, a South American heirloom that grows very well in US gardens. A vigorous climber that matures quickly and produces big yields. Pods are straight, pointed, and flat. They can be eaten fresh as a green bean (but not stringless), or dried and stored.

Inca Pea bean - Productive pole bean. Fast cooking and very good flavour. Easy to shell. Two-tone white and burgundy seeds.