Abstract

ANTUNES, Altamir Rocha; ELIAS, Guilherme Alves; PEZENTE, Gisele  and  DOS SANTOS, Robson. Scientific literature on Inga (Fabaceae) from Santa Catarina state, Southern Brazil (1983-2017). Rev. biol. trop [online]. 2019, vol.67, n.6, pp.1247-1256. ISSN 0034-7744.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/rbt.v67i6.34731.

The genus Inga Mill. belongs to the mimosoid clade (Fabaceae, Caesalpinioideae) that includes 131 species in Brazil. It is the most important genus of Fabaceae. In this sense, this study aimed to perform a bibliometric analysis on Inga from Santa Catarina state. A survey of the published literature was conducted using the electronic databases of the Web of Science, Scopus and Scielo with the accepted names of Inga species and its synonyms. Papers were distributed in four subject categories: C1 (Ecological), C2 (morphology, anatomy, taxonomy, histology, physiology and genetics), C3 (production and use) and C4 (biochemical and nutritional properties). We registered 232 papers for 13 species of Inga. C1 was the most studied subject category, mainly in topics such as nutrient supply, shade and nitrogen fixing capacity. We also noticed that the subjects diversified over the years, with registered papers in all categories. Inga edulis, I. vera and I. marginata were the most registered species in our survey. Our results showed an increase in the number of articles on Inga over time, especially in the last 13 years. However, some important gaps need to be addressed, such as the relatively small number and/or lack of studies conducted for some species.

Keywords : bibliometrics; Inga edulis; legumes; Ingeae.

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