Department of Structural Chemistry, University of Gottingen, Tammannstr. 4, 37077 Gottingen, GermanyReceived July 3, 2013, Accepted September 9, 2013Key Words : Inga edulis, Ingacamerounol, Flavonol, Fabaceae-Mimosoideae, CytotoxicityThe genus Inga (Fabaceae-Mimosoideae), native in tropi-cal and subtropical America (Mexico to Argentina) com-prises about 300 species. Many of them were used by localhealers to treat illnesses such as malaria, diarrhoea, ulcers,mouth inflammations and leishmaniasis.