Tropical fruit tree I.D. (what species?)

[Walt]

I was given seed of what the person told me was some species of tropical fruit tree, but I forgot what the species was. I've lost contact with the person that gave me the seed, so I can't ask her.

I took the below two photos today right after a light rain. One characteristic of this tree is the leaves. The stem of the leaf has a partial leaf running along its edges leading to two separate regular size leaves. You can see this in the second photo below. I would think this characteristic would be a dead give away for anybody familiar with this species of tree (which I'm not).

[Tulio]

Looks like Melicoccus bijugatus.

[Silas_Sancona]

Thinking these might be seedlings of one of the Inga ( Ice Cream Bean) species Walt.

The two.. well, likely one now.. i have I looked exactly like this when i got them in Vista back in 2012.

Edited May 28, 2016 by Silas_Sancona

[Gonzer]

It does indeed seem to be Inga.

[CLINODAVE]

the "wings" on the leaf stems sure suggest Inga.

[Gonzer]

Here are my seedlings Silas.

[Tulio]

Melicoccus bijugatus leaf

[Walt]

Well, all I can say is that I'm confused!  After looking at everyone's comments and photos above I Googled both Inga feuillei and Melicoccus bijungatus, checking as many sources as I could to see close up photos of the leaves and stems. Both trees showed leaves with the "wings" growing along the stems. However, my plants, IMO, seem to look more like Melicoccus bijungatus, as the leaves are less uniform looking than that of Inga feuillei. But from a YouTube video below, it says there's up to 110 varieties of Inga.

The lady that gave me the seeds is originally from Colombia, South America, but lives a few miles from me. She would visit relatives in Miami frequently and would bring back lots of tropical fruit tree seeds. She's given me many seeds like white sapote, black sapote, and many others, some I had to post photos of on Palmtalk for I.D. purposes.

I have four 3-gallon trees and seven 1-gallon trees. I only plan to keep at least one, maybe two, and plant them. I will keep what I feel are the fastest growing, most robust ones.

Thanks for the replies -- but I'm still confused!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCN49vieHw0

 

[Josh-O]

only time will tell I guess?

a win win for great fruit IMO