Kigelia pinnata (Lam.) Benth.
| Kannada Name : | Aanethoradu Kaayi, Mara southe |
| Common Name : | Sausage tree |
| Family Name : | Bignoniaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Kigelia pinnata |
| Species Type : | Exotic |
| Phenology : | Semi-deciduous |
| Conservation Status : | Not known |
| Flowering Period : | August - October |
| Fruiting Period : | December - June |
| Origin : | Tropical Africa |
Uses
It is used in a number of skin care products. The timber is used for makoros, yokes and oars. The bark and fruit are combined and used to heal sores and to restore taste. An oily ointment is made from the powder to rub on rheumatic parts and on malignant tumours. The leaves are sometimes used to treat rheumatism, malaria, infertility, epilepsy, headache, dysentery, stomach and kidney complaints
Description
Tree growing up to 20 m tall with spreading branches. The bark is grey, occasionally brown, smooth at first, peeling on older trees. Leaves imparipinnate, opposite or sub-opposite, 7-9 leaflets; leaflets elliptic to elliptic-obovate, pubescent, base rounded or acute to cuneate, apex rounded, obtuse or acute to acuminate, margin entire to serrate. Inflorescence a terminal panicle. Flowers bisexual, bell shaped, yellow outside, turning orange or red and with dark red to blackish inside. Fruit an indehiscent woody berry, up to 1m long, pendulous, sausage shaped. Seeds numerous embedded in the pulp.
