Kigelia
Sign in to saveright|thumb|K. africana in Serengeti National Park
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyBignoniaceae
Native toAngola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Eritrea
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- Etymology
- Description
- Foliage
- Flowers
- Fruit
- Uses
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right|thumb|K. africana in Serengeti National Park
Kigelia is a genus of flowering plants in the trumpet vine family Bignoniaceae. The genus consists of only one species, Kigelia africana, syn. Kigelia pinnata, which occurs throughout tropical Africa and is cultivated elsewhere in the tropics.
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BignoniaceaeBignoniaceae generaDecorative fruits and seedsFruits originating in AfricaIUCN Red List least concern speciesLang and lang-xx code promoted to ISO 639-1Monotypic Lamiales generaPlants used in traditional African medicineTaxonbars with 20–24 taxon IDsTaxonbars with multiple manual Wikidata itemsTrees of AfricaUse South African English from June 2025