[1] Inga thibaudiana is a small tree with a densely branched crown growing to a height of about 20 metres (66 ft).

The leaves are pinnate with four to seven pairs of elliptical or oblanceolate leaflets, each with an elongated, often curved tip, and a bristle-like spike at the apex.

[3] Inga thibaudiana occurs in Central and South America, the Caribbean region, and Trinidad and Tobago.

[1] It is found in primary and secondary woodland, in disturbed ground, on road verges and field edges at altitudes of up to 700 metres (2,300 ft) in regions with high rainfall and a humid climate.

[3] It grows in areas of forest that are seasonally flooded and is often associated with other trees, such as Virola duckei and Brownea grandiceps.