Medium sized evergreen trees. Leaves subopposite to opposite; imparipinnate. Flowers on long peduncled panicles. Calyx campanulate, 2-5-lobed. Corolla 2-lipped, 5-lobed. Stamens 4. Disk present. Fruit indehiscent, cylindrical, very large and gourd-like. Seeds wingless, embedded in pulp.

A monotypic genus. Tropical Africa.

Lower Taxon

• Kigelia africana (Lam.) Bth.

Related Synonym(s):

• Bignonia africana Lam = Kigelia africana (Lam.) Bth.
• Crescentia pinnata Jacq. = Kigelia africana (Lam.) Bth.
• Kigelia pinnata (Jacq.) Rev. Bign. = Kigelia africana (Lam.) Bth.