Kigelia africana
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| Internal ID | UUID6440274293fc2429069194 |
| Scientific name | Kigelia africana |
| Authority | (Lam.) Benth. |
| First published in | Niger Fl. : 463 (1849) |
Ethnobotanical Use Top
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Ethnobotanical Uses
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General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
• Fruit powders and extracts used as flavoring agents and coloring agents in food and beverages (e.g., traditional alcoholic ferments), imparting bitter notes and brown to deep-red hues.
• Seeds as a source of edible seed oil and press cake for animal feed (defatted).
Industrial and craft applications:
• Tannin-rich bark and fruit extract for leather tanning, producing brown hues.
• Wood for small carpentry, carvings, tool handles, and implements.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
• Fruit used as a bittering and flavoring adjunct in traditional alcoholic beverages; occasionally employed in brewing adjuncts to aid clarification or flavor.
• Seeds pressed for edible oil used in culinary applications; defatted seed meal is a protein-rich feed component.
Colorants and tanning:
• Bark and fruit yield brown natural dyes suitable for protein fibers (e.g., wool, silk) and leather.
• Extracts provide brown-to-red colorants for food and beverages at allowed concentration levels.
Wood and fiber:
• The wood is medium-density and suitable for domestic carpentry and carving.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
• Fruit extracts are used as fragrance components in perfumery and flavor applications; provide characteristic bitter and aromatic notes.
Properties relevant to use:
• Fruit powder and extracts contain phenolic compounds and pigments responsible for brown-to-red hues and bitter flavors suitable for food coloring and beverage adjuncts.
• Seed oil contains fatty acids suitable for edible uses; defatted seed meal supplies protein for feed.
• Bark and fruit contain tannins suitable for leather tanning; dye components yield brown shades on protein substrates.
• Fragrance profile attributed to volatile constituents from the fruit.
Standards and regulation:
• Use as a food additive (coloring/flavoring) requires country-specific approvals for color additives and GRAS status; cosmetics use is subject to regional cosmetic regulations and IFRA guidelines for fragrance materials.
• Tanning and dyeing materials should follow national and industry standards for leather and textile dyes; any colorants intended for food or skin contact must meet relevant purity and labeling standards.
Sustainability and sourcing:
• The species is valued in West and East Africa; non-destructive harvesting of fruit and seeds and sustainable management of trees are advisable to maintain population levels and supply continuity.
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
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| 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 |
| Hebrew | קיגליה |
| Hebrew | עץ הנקניק |
| Hindi | क्कीग्गॅळीआ आफ़्ऱीक्काण् |
| Croatian | kigelija |
| Hungarian | kolbászfa |
| Indonesian | pohon sosis |
| Japanese | ソーセージノキ |
| Georgian | ძეხვის ხე |
| Kannada | ಕಿಗೇಲಿಯಾ ಆಫ್ರಿಕಾ ನ |
| Lithuanian | kigelija |
| Malayalam | ശിവകുണ്ഡലം |
| Marathi | आफ्रिकन सॉसेज ट्री |
| Punjab | کگلیا |
| 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 | 吊燈樹 |
| Chinese | 腊肠树 |
Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| 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) |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
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- Introduced
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Africa click to expand
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East Tropical Africa
- Kenya
- Tanzania
- Uganda
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Northeast Tropical Africa
- Chad
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Somalia
- Sudan
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South Tropical Africa
- Angola
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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Southern Africa
- Botswana
- Caprivi Strip
- Kwazulu-Natal
- Namibia
- Northern Provinces
- Swaziland
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West Tropical Africa
- Benin
- Burkina
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Ivory Coast
- Liberia
- Mali
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
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West-central Tropical Africa
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Congo
- Gabon
- Gulf Of Guinea Islands
- Rwanda
- Zaïre
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East Tropical Africa
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Western South America
- Ecuador
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Western South America
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| 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_africana |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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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 | 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 | 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-((1S)-1-hydroxyethyl)naphtho(2,3-b)furan-4,9-dione | 442752 | Click to see | 258.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957900 |
| 8-Hydroxy-2-(1-hydroxyethyl)benzo[f][1]benzofuran-4,9-dione | 4483899 | Click to see | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 524.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058046Z |
| 3,4-Dihydroxycinnamic acid methyl ester | 92202 | Click to see | 194.18 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058046Z |
| Acteoside;Kusaginin;TJC160 | 354009 | Click to see | 624.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058046Z |
| Methyl Caffeate | 689075 | Click to see | 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 | |||||
| 3-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)Prop-2-Enoic Acid | 2518 | Click to see | 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 | 194.18 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957900 |
| 4-Coumaric acid | 322 | Click to see | 164.16 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058046Z https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957900 |
| Caffeic Acid | 689043 | Click to see | 180.16 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957900 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058046Z |
| Ferulic Acid | 445858 | Click to see | 194.18 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957900 |
| P-Coumaric Acid | 637542 | Click to see | 164.16 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1021/NP058046Z https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-957900 |
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