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Kigelia africana
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Family:
BIGNONIACEAE
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Citation: Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth. in Hook., Niger Fl. 463. 1849; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 339. 1994.
Bignonia africana Lam., Encycl. 1: 424. 1785.
Kigelia pinnata (Jacq.) DC., Prodr. 9: 247. 1845; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1000(703). 1924.
Crescentia pinnata Jacq., Coll. Bot. 203. t. 18. 1789.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Sivakundalam
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Sausage tree
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Description:
Trees, to 15 m high. Leaves imparipinnate, opposite or three at a node, clustered towards the apex of branchlets, estipulate; rachis 14-30 cm long, stout, swollen at the base, glabrous; leaflets 5-9, opposite; petiolule of lateral leaflets 1-2 mm those of terminal leaflet 1-1.5 cm, stout, glabrous; lamina 6-16 ×3-7 cm, obovate, oblong, elliptic-oblong or obovate-oblong, base obliquely acute, round or cordate, apex obtuse and mucronate, margin entire, glabrous, glaucous beneath, coriaceous; lateral nerves 7-11 pairs, pinnate, prominent, intercostae reticulate, prominent. Flowers bisexual, in 20-40 cm long axillary pendulous panicles; calyx 3 × 1.5 cm, campanulate, 2-lipped; corolla 6 cm across, dark purple with yellow stripes, campanulate; tube 3.5 cm; lobes 5, 4 cm, broadly triangular-ovate; stamens 4; filaments ca. 4 cm long; anthers sagittate, 1 cm; ovary superior, 1 cm, 1-celled; style 10 cm long; stigma broadly ovate. Fruit 30-45 × 8-15 cm, muddy brown, scurfy flakes present, indehiscent.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as ornamental tree
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Distribution:
Africa; introduced in the tropics as ornamental tree
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Pink, Red
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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