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Kigelia africana

(Lam.) Benth. (1849)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Bignoniaceae Genus: Kigelia

potato tree, sausage tree

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Description

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Accepted Subtaxa (in Hawai'i) (1)

Kigelia africana subsp. africana

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean

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Bibliography

Name Published In: W.J.Hooker, Niger Fl.: 463 (1849)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Kigelia africana North Kohala Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 5627 Hawaii BISH 1976-01-20
2 Kigelia africana Honolulu, Nuuanu Avenue, Mrs. Foster's residence Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 2636 Oahu BISH 1909-04-01
3 Kigelia africana Honolulu, Nuuanu, Mrs. Fosters' residence Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 2516 Oahu BISH 1909-04-01
4 Kigelia africana Honolulu, 115 Kuukama, Kailua, Garden in home of Jennifer Julie and Damien Tharp Preserved_Specimen Hughes, E. Oahu BISH 1986-04-01
5 Kigelia africana Honolulu, 115 Kuukama, Kailua, Garden in home of Jennifer Julie and Damien Tharp Preserved_Specimen Hughes, E. Oahu BISH 1986-04-01
6 Kigelia africana Honolulu, University of Hawaii Manoa Campus Preserved_Specimen Forbes, A. Oahu BISH 1930-08-04
7 Kigelia africana Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Brigham, W.T. Oahu BISH 1890-01-01
8 Kigelia africana Honolulu, 115 Kuukama, Kailua, Garden in home of Jennifer Julie and Damien Tharp Preserved_Specimen Hughes, E. Oahu BISH 1986-04-01
9 Kigelia africana Honolulu; old campus of Kamehameha Boys' School near Bishop Museum Preserved_Specimen McCombs, H. Oahu BISH 1940-09-18
10 Kigelia africana UH Campus Arboretum. North of Warrior Rec. Center, northwest of Miller Hall, near sidewalk on Campus Rd. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Healthy tree to 21ft tall with a spread of 50 ft..Flowers dark red with a strong musky odor, borne on a long pendant peduncle. Bearing both young and old fruit. Fruit brown, cylindrical, hard, woody. Haltom, J. 14 Oahu BISH 2022-12-01
11 Kigelia africana unknown Preserved_Specimen (Not on sheet) 465 BISH
12 Kigelia africana Honolulu, University of Hawaii Manoa Campus, Miller Hall In full sun. Preserved_Specimen A tree 7 m. tall. Corolla cream, mimosa, and cardinal-red without; cardinal-red within. Lau, J. 1252 Oahu BISH 1985-07-24
13 Kigelia africana unknown Preserved_Specimen (Not on sheet) 465 BISH
14 Kigelia africana unknown Preserved_Specimen BISH
15 Kigelia africana Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus, Miller Hall In full sun. Preserved_Specimen A tree 7 m. tall. Corolla cream, mimosa, and cardinal-red without; cardinal-red within. Lau, J. 1252 Oahu BISH 1985-07-24
16 Kigelia africana East Maui, Hana District, Kalahu Point, National Tropical Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Tree of 25-30 ft; leaflets dk. glossy green w/whitish-green veins, below dull paler w/raised whitish veins; inflor. pendant, corolla deep red w/yellowish base, filaments deep red, calyx pale green w/yellowish lobes, fruit on peduncles of 2 ft, flattened longitudinally, at least 10 long & 13 around, sausage-shaped, woody. Flynn, T.W. 5801 Maui BISH 1995-05-17
17 Kigelia africana North Kohala District: Land of Hawi Cultivated tree along Highway 27. Preserved_Specimen 25 ft. tall with a 2 ft. DBH. Flowers red-violet. Herbst, D.R. 5627 Hawaii BISH 1976-01-20
18 Kigelia africana Honolulu, University of Hawaii Manoa Campus Preserved_Specimen Tree w/alternate, dull-green leaves; long, pendent, inflorescence of fleshy, night-blooming, red-violet flowers; fruit woody, cylindrical, up to about 1 & a half ft. long and about 4 inches in diameter. Herbst, D.R. 559 Oahu BISH 1967-08-29
19 Kigelia africana Honolulu, University of Hawaii Manoa Campus Preserved_Specimen Tree w/alternate, dull-green leaves; long, pendent, inflorescence of fleshy, night-blooming, red-violet flowers; fruit woody, cylindrical, up to about 1 & a half ft. long and about 4 inches in diameter. Herbst, D.R. 559 Oahu BISH 1967-08-29
20 Kigelia africana Honolulu; cultivated at University of Hawaii Manoa Campus Preserved_Specimen Tree 30 ft. tall; flowers deep maroon within, with yellow-green margins and outsides, sepals green; 1 to 1 & a half ft. long 4 inches diameter. Henrickson, J.S. 3966 Oahu BISH 1969-07-26
21 Kigelia africana Honolulu County: Foster Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Tree 7 m. tall; inflorescences pendent; corollas dark red; fruits brown. Miller, J.S. 7856 Oahu BISH 1992-07-30
22 Kigelia africana Honolulu, University of Hawaii Manoa Campus Preserved_Specimen 20 x 1 ft. tree. St.John, H. 11630 Oahu BISH 1932-04-25
23 Kigelia africana Honolulu; old campus of Kamehameha Boys' School near Bishop Museum Preserved_Specimen Tree 15 ft. high. Rankin, P. Oahu BISH 1939-09-02
24 Kigelia africana Honolulu, Old Kamehameha Boys' School campus near Bishop Museum Preserved_Specimen Tree 15 feet high. Rankin, P. Oahu BISH 1939-09-02
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