Kigelia is a genus of flowering plants in the Bignoniaceae family, consisting of only one species, Kigelia africana. This tree is native to tropical Africa and is commonly known as the sausage tree due to its long, sausage-like fruit. The tree can grow up to 20 meters tall and has smooth grey bark and pinnate leaves with oval leaflets. Its flowers are bell-shaped and hang down from long stems, attracting pollinators such as bats and insects. The fruit is a woody berry that can weigh up to 12 kilograms and is dispersed by animals. While the fresh fruit is poisonous to humans, it can be prepared for consumption by drying, roasting, or fermentation. The bark, flower, and fruit of Kigelia africana are also used in skincare products for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. In some African cultures, the dried fruit is used to make an alcoholic beverage for special occasions. The tree is also popular as an ornamental plant in tropical regions, but care should be taken when planting it due to the potential danger of falling fruit.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Tripinna africana	Voigt	Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. 479. 1845
Tripinnaria africana	Spreng.	Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 842. 1825 [Jan-May 1825]
Tecoma africana	G.Don	Gen. Hist. 4: 224 (1837)
Kigelia aethiopica var. bornuensis	Sprague	Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(2): 538. 1906
Kigelia aethiopica var. abyssinica	(A.Rich.) Sprague	Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(2): 538 1906
Kigelia africana var. aethiopica	(Sprague) Aubrév. ex Sillans	Notul. Syst. (Paris) 14: 324 1953
Kigelia aethiopica var. usambarica	Sprague	Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(2): 538. 1906
Kigelia pinnata var. tomentella	Sprague	Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(2): 537. 1906
Bignonia africana	Lam.	Encycl. 1: 424 (1785)
Kigelia tristis	A.Chev.	Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franc. i. 487 (1920), nomen.
Sotor aethiopiumm	Fenzl	Ber. Versammi. Deutsch. Naturf. 21 ste 1844

Common names Top

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	sausage tree
Afrikaans	worsboom
Arabic	كجلة أفريقية
Belarusian	Каўбаснае дрэва
Bulgarian	колбасово дърво
Bambara	sinjanba
Catalan	arbre de les botifarres
Czech	kigélie africká
dag	laŋgandili
German	leberwurstbaum
din	rual
Esperanto	kolbasarbo
Persian	درخت سوسیس
Fulah	gillaahi
Finnish	makkarapuu
French	arbre à saucisses
Hebrew	קיגליה מנוצה
Hindi	क्कीग्गॅळीआ आफ़्ऱीक्काण्
Croatian	kigelija
Hungarian	kolbászfa
Japanese	ソーセージノキ
Georgian	ძეხვის ხე
Kannada	ಕಿಗೇಲಿಯಾ ಆಫ್ರಿಕಾ ನ
Cornish	kigelia
Lithuanian	kigelija
Malayalam	ശിവകുണ്ഡലം
Marathi	आफ्रिकन सॉसेज ट्री
Polish	kigelia afrykańska
Punjab	کگلیا
Portuguese	kigelia
Russian	Колбасное дерево
Kinyarwanda	ikivungovongo
sa	क्किगेलिअ अफ़्रिकन
Swedish	korvträd
Swahili	mvungunya
Tamil	மரச் சுரைக்காய்
Thai	ไส้กรอกแอฟริกา
Chinese	吊瓜树
Chinese	吊灯树
Chinese	腊肠树

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

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Name	Authority	First published in
Kigelia africana subsp. africana		Unknown
Kigelia africana subsp. moosa	(Sprague) Bidgood & Verdc.	Fl. Trop. E. Africa , Bignoniac. & Cobaeac.: 46 (2006)

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Germination/Propagation Top

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

Legend for the distribution data:

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- Extinct

- Introduced

- Native

Africa click to expand
- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya
  - Tanzania
  - Uganda
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad
  - Eritrea
  - Ethiopia
  - Somalia
  - Sudan
- South Tropical Africa
  - Angola
  - Malawi
  - Mozambique
  - Zambia
  - Zimbabwe
- Southern Africa
  - Botswana
  - Caprivi Strip
  - Kwazulu-Natal
  - Namibia
  - Northern Provinces
  - Swaziland
- West Tropical Africa
  - Benin
  - Burkina
  - Gambia
  - Ghana
  - Guinea
  - Ivory Coast
  - Liberia
  - Mali
  - Niger
  - Nigeria
  - Senegal
  - Sierra Leone
  - Togo
- West-central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi
  - Cameroon
  - Central African Republic
  - Congo
  - Gabon
  - Gulf Of Guinea Islands
  - Rwanda
  - Zaïre

Northern America click to expand
- Mexico
  - Mexico Southwest

Southern America click to expand
- Western South America
  - Ecuador

Links to other databases Top

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000778884
UNII	0079MEB8ZY
USDA Plants	KIAF
Tropicos	3700622
INPN	446994
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:109874-1
The Plant List	kew-317427
Missouri Botanical Garden	277892
Open Tree Of Life	482933
Observations.org	286619
NCBI Taxonomy	70070
IUCN Red List	61986013
IPNI	109874-1
iNaturalist	81491
GBIF	3172561
Freebase	/m/0d7z0q
EPPO	KIGAF
EOL	484981
Elurikkus	370007
USDA GRIN	70392
Wikipedia	Kigelia

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Chemical profiling of bioactive compounds in the methanolic extract of wild leaf and callus of Vitex negundo using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Garg G, Bharadwaj A, Chaudhary S, Gupta V

World J Exp Med

20-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10999060
doi:	10.5493/wjem.v14.i1.88064
PMID:	38590309

Pest categorisation of Pyrrhoderma noxium

Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Golic D, Gobbi A, Maiorano A, Pautasso M, Reignault PL

EFSA J

19-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10949325
doi:	10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8667
PMID:	38505477

Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles From Cymodocea Serrulata Leaf Extract and Their Biological Activities

Harshitha VR, I.G.K I, Suresh V, Pitchiah S

Cureus

04-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10990964
doi:	10.7759/cureus.55521
PMID:	38576637

Evaluation of packaging, labels, and some physicochemical properties of herbal antimalarial products on the Ghanaian market

Amekyeh H, Kumadoh D, Adongo DW, Orman E, Abubakar S, Dwamena A, Aggrey MO

Heliyon

28-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10920373
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27032
PMID:	38463810

How do plant demographic and ecological traits combined with social dynamics and human traits affect woody plant selection for medicinal uses in Benin (West Africa)?

Ahoyo CC, Houéhanou TD, Yaoitcha AS, Akpi BP, Natta A, Houinato MR

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

09-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10854095
doi:	10.1186/s13002-024-00655-2
PMID:	38336725

Antioxidant, antibacterial, and molecular docking of methyl ferulate and oleic acid produced by Aspergillus pseudodeflectus AUMC 15761 utilizing wheat bran

Ramadan AM, Zidan SA, Shehata RM, EL-Sheikh HH, Ameen F, Stephenson SL, Al-Bedak OA

Sci Rep

07-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10850474
doi:	10.1038/s41598-024-52045-z
PMID:	38326360

A comprehensive review of antimalarial medicinal plants used by Tanzanians

Kacholi DS

Pharm Biol

25-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10812860
doi:	10.1080/13880209.2024.2305453
PMID:	38270178

“High blood pressure comes from thinking too much”: Understandings of illness among couples living with cardiometabolic disorders and HIV in Malawi

Jere J, Ruark A, Bidwell JT, Butterfield RM, Neilands TB, Weiser SD, Mulauzi N, Mkandawire J, Conroy AA

PLoS One

28-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10754453
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0296473
PMID:	38153924

Ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal tree species used in the treatment of diseases by forest-fringe communities of Southwestern Ghana

Asigbaase M, Adusu D, Musah AA, Anaba L, Nsor CA, Abugre S, Derkyi M

Heliyon

14-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10788458
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23645
PMID:	38226220

Medicinal plants of the upper Aswa River catchment of northern Uganda - a cultural crossroads

Masters ET

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

27-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10605377
doi:	10.1186/s13002-023-00620-5
PMID:	37884931

Indigenous medicinal plants used in folk medicine for malaria treatment in Kwara State, Nigeria: an ethnobotanical study

Evbuomwan IO, Stephen Adeyemi O, Oluba OM

BMC Complement Med Ther

16-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10504731
doi:	10.1186/s12906-023-04131-4
PMID:	37716985

Green synthesis of Piper nigrum copper-based nanoparticles: in silico study and ADMET analysis to assess their antioxidant, antibacterial, and cytotoxic effects

Kiranmayee M, Rajesh N, Vidya Vani M, Khadri H, Mohammed A, Chinni SV, Ramachawolran G, Riazunnisa K, Moussa AY

Front Chem

05-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10509375
doi:	10.3389/fchem.2023.1218588
PMID:	37736256

Ethnobotanical study of nutraceutical plants used to manage opportunistic infections associated with HIV/AIDS in Acholi sub-region, Northern Uganda

Ikinyom N, Lamwaka AV, Malagala AT, Ndyomugyenyi EK

Trop Med Health

01-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10472741
doi:	10.1186/s41182-023-00540-w
PMID:	37658427

Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Sexual Dysfunction, Infertility and Improving Virility in the East African Community: A Systematic Review

Kyarimpa C, Nagawa CB, Omara T, Odongo S, Ssebugere P, Lugasi SO, Gumula I

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med

12-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10439835
doi:	10.1155/2023/6878852
PMID:	37600549

Production and Characterization of Cellulosic Pulp from Mango Agro-Industrial Waste and Potential Applications

García-Mahecha M, Soto-Valdez H, Peralta E, Carvajal-Millan E, Madera-Santana TJ, Lomelí-Ramírez MG, Colín-Chávez C

Polymers (Basel)

26-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10421418
doi:	10.3390/polym15153163
PMID:	37571057

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Hydrocarbons / Saturated hydrocarbons / Alkanes
Tritriacontane	12411	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC	464.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(99)00005-2
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Long-chain fatty acids
Palmitic Acid	985	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O	256.42	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30424-5
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Kaurane diterpenoids
[(1S,4R,7R,9R,10S,13R,14R)-14-hydroxy-14-(hydroxymethyl)-5,5,9-trimethyl-6-oxo-7-tetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecanyl] 3-methylbut-2-enoate	163049189	Click to see CC(=CC(=O)OC1CC2(C3CCC4CC3(CCC2C(C1=O)(C)C)CC4(CO)O)C)C	418.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957900
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Quinone and hydroquinone lipids / Vitamin K compounds
(2S,3S)-2-hydroxy-3-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-2,3-dihydronaphthalene-1,4-dione	163188376	Click to see CC(=CCC1C(C(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2C1=O)O)C	244.28	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957900
2-Hydroxy-3-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-2,3-dihydronaphthalene-1,4-dione	163032343	Click to see CC(=CCC1C(C(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2C1=O)O)C	244.28	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957900
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Naphthofurans
8-Hydroxy-2-(1-hydroxyethyl)benzo[f][1]benzofuran-4,9-dione	4483899	Click to see CC(C1=CC2=C(O1)C(=O)C3=C(C2=O)C=CC=C3O)O	258.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957900
Kigelinone	442752	Click to see CC(C1=CC2=C(O1)C(=O)C3=C(C2=O)C=CC=C3O)O	258.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957900
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Naphthopyrans / Naphthopyranones
(4aS,10aS)-2,2-dimethyl-4a,10a-dihydrobenzo[g]chromene-5,10-dione	163018299	Click to see CC1(C=CC2C(O1)C(=O)C3=CC=CC=C3C2=O)C	242.27	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957900
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Coumaric acids and derivatives
[(1R,2R,4R,5R,6S,10R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-10-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,9-dioxatricyclo[4.4.0.02,4]dec-7-en-5-yl] (E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate	163195383	Click to see C1=COC(C2C1C(C3C2(O3)CO)OC(=O)C=CC4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O	524.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058046Z
[(1S,2S,4S,5S,6S,10S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-10-[(2S,3S,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,9-dioxatricyclo[4.4.0.02,4]dec-7-en-5-yl] (E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate	159717920	Click to see C1=COC(C2C1C(C3C2(O3)CO)OC(=O)C=CC4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O	524.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058046Z
[(1S,2S,4S,5S,6S,10S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-10-[(2S,3S,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,9-dioxatricyclo[4.4.0.02,4]dec-7-en-5-yl] (Z)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate	163029523	Click to see C1=COC(C2C1C(C3C2(O3)CO)OC(=O)C=CC4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O	524.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058046Z
[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6R)-6-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethoxy]-5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl] (E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate	154496101	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(OC(C2OC(=O)C=CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)CO)OCCC4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O)O)O	624.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058046Z
[2-(Hydroxymethyl)-10-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,9-dioxatricyclo[4.4.0.02,4]dec-7-en-5-yl] 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate	73150574	Click to see C1=COC(C2C1C(C3C2(O3)CO)OC(=O)C=CC4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O	524.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058046Z
Acteoside;Kusaginin;TJC160	354009	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(OC(C2OC(=O)C=CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)CO)OCCC4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O)O)O	624.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058046Z
Caffeic acid methyl ester	689075	Click to see COC(=O)C=CC1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)O	194.18	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058046Z
Methyl 3,4-dihydroxycinnamate	92202	Click to see COC(=O)C=CC1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)O	194.18	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058046Z
Verbascoside	5281800	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(OC(C2OC(=O)C=CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)CO)OCCC4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O)O)O	624.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058046Z
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids
(E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoic acid	2518	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C=CC(=O)O)O)O	180.16	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957900 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058046Z
3-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoic acid	709	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C=CC(=O)O)O	194.18	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957900
4-Hydroxycinnamic acid	322	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C=CC(=O)O)O	164.16	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058046Z https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957900
Caffeic Acid	689043	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C=CC(=O)O)O)O	180.16	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957900 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058046Z
Ferulic acid	445858	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C=CC(=O)O)O	194.18	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957900
p-Coumaric acid	637542	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C=CC(=O)O)O	164.16	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058046Z https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957900

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Kigelia africana

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