AVERAGE SIZE (H) x (W): 18m x 20m
FLOWERING TIME: J F M A M J J A S O N D
FRUITING TIME: J F M A M J J A S O N D
A medium to large deciduous tree with a rounded crown. The bark is grey and generally smooth, but sometimes flaky in older plants. The leaves are opposite, leathery and hairy on both surfaces. The cup-shaped flowers are large, dark maroon and unpleasant smelling (smell of rotting meat). The flowers only last for a day. The fruit is a large (up to 18cm), sausage-shaped greyish-brown pod that weighs up to 10kg and contains a fibrous pulp in which many seeds are embedded.
GARDEN THEMES:Bushveld, forest, rockery, water, woodland
LANDSCAPING USES:
Not suitable for small and medium gardens but a valuable plant for game farms and alongside rivers.
Hi Sam
The best place to purchase the seeds is from the SANBI Seed Bank.
Flourish!
Glenice
Hi
I need the seeds for Kigelia africana, where can i purchase them in South Africa?
Sam
072 1153 499
Hi Christos
Thanks for visitng Plantbook.
Interesting to hear about our native trees travelling and faring well in different parts of the world.
Please send us a picture of your tree.
Flourish!
Glenice
I planted a tree 35 years ago in a public park in the town messini in s. greece. the tree passed through some winters with -1, -2 without any signs of damage and a severe winter with-6 with some branches damage .the tree recovered and it is healthy. the parental tree was in cairo zoo.
Hi Larry
Thanks for visiting Plantbook.
Check with your local indigenous plant nursery for the trees. If they cannot assist, perhaps the Kirstenbosch seed bank can assist – seedroom@sanbi.org.za.
Flourish!
Glenice
Do you have any of these trees Kigelia Africana for sale or perhaps the seeds?