African Sausage Tree
Some more info Regards Subhash Sule Sachetan / Centre for Holistic Studies www.chs-sachetan.org ***** Kigelia africana syn. of K. pinnata (Jacq.) DC. Kigelia pinnata (Jacq.) DC. syn. K. aethiopia ; K. africana ; Crescentia pinnata Jacq. [WoI V 318. [Bole, Fl Saurashtra II, BSI p 157 * sausage tree,english,WoI Vol 5 p 318 brahmadan, marathi, Kigelia africana, INGALHALIKAR vol 2 p 495 HABITAT Cultivated in many parts of India. [WoI V 318 DESCRIPTION A medium-sized spreading tree of rapid growth, with short trunk and long distorted branches. The bark of the tree is greyish brown, rough, leaves imparipinnate: leaflets 7-9, elliptic-oblong or obovate, entire or serrate, 3-6 in. long; flowers deep chocolate-red, in long pendulous panicles; fruit gourd-like, up to 18 in. long 5 in. diam., hanging by a rope-like penduncle up to 7 ft. long; seeds many, embedded in fibrous pulp. There is condiderable diffrence of opinion regarding the identity and synonymy of the plant cultivated in India with K. afaricana Benth. and K. aethiopica Decne. [WoI V 318 AMENITY An ornamental and roadside tree. [WoI V 318 FOOD Roasted seeds are eaten in times of scarcity. [WoI V 319 + INDUSTRY The dry fruit may be used for the preparation of active carbon. [WoI V 319 MEDICINE The fruit is used in Africa as dressing for ulcers and for syphilis and rheumatism; it has purgative properties. The bark is used in rheumatism, dysentery and venereal diseases. [WoI V 319 PEST CONTROL Bark extracts inhibit Zinnia mosaic and Launaea mosaic viruses. Total inhibition. MAPA 8902 666 TIMBER The wood (wt., 44 lb./cu. ft.) is hard and of good quality, but long pieces are difficult to obtain. [WoI V 319 + promila chaturvedi to tanay, Padmini, indiantreepix show details 6:17 PM (16 hours ago) Long time back in a small writeup of National Geographic I read that Red Indian used the juice of the leaves of this tree- Kijelia pinnata- to treat skin malignancy. During British time a pod of the tree came to Bombay Presidecy shores with the sea waves and it flurished in our climate happily. Promila -- **** Be'ave Yourself: Reduce Reuse Recycle - GAIA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
