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Sausage tree is an extremely variable, semideciduous tree with a large, dense, spreading crown; it sometimes grows up to 23 metres tall but is usually smaller. The bole is sometimes crooked, it usually branches from low-down and can be 80cm in diameter.
 
Sausage tree is an extremely variable, semideciduous tree with a large, dense, spreading crown; it sometimes grows up to 23 metres tall but is usually smaller. The bole is sometimes crooked, it usually branches from low-down and can be 80cm in diameter.
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==Uses==
 
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{{Uses|Wound healing}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Venereal diseases}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Infertility}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}, {{Uses|Leprosy}}
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
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==Chemical Composition==
 
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==Common names==
 
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{{Common names|sa=|en=African sausage tree|gu=|hi=Balam kheera, jhar fanoos|kn=aanethoradu kaayi, mara sowthae|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=Yanai pudukan|te=enuga thondamu, jijiliyaarnattu, kijili, naagamalle}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
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{{Leaf|Pinnate|Opposite| crowded near the ends of branches, compound, with 3-5 pairs of leaflets plus a terminal leaflet; leaflets oblong, up to 6 x 10 cm, leathery, roughly hairy on both surfaces, rather yellowish-green above, paler green below, apex broadly tapering to rounded; base square, asymmetric in the lateral leaflets, symmetric in the terminal leaflet; margin entire, sometimes obscurely toothed, wavy; the lower leaflets shortly petiolulate, the terminal pair without petiolules; petiole up to 15 cm long}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Pendulous panicles|Flowers striking, dark maroon with heavy yellow veining on the outside,
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cup shaped, asymmetric, up to 15 cm across the mouth, unpleasant smelling; in 6- to 12-flowered, lax, pendulous sprays up to 90 cm long. Calyx shortly tubular with 2-5 ribbed lobes; corolla widely cup shaped with 5 broad spreading lobes; stamens 4, slightly protruding beyond the mouth of the corolla tube; ovary 1-chambered.|}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
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{{Fruit|Sausage shaped| 45 cm long by 15 cm diameter||greyish-brown, heavily dotted with lenticels, indehiscent, heavy, weighing up to 12 kg, containing a fibrous pulp in which are embedded many seeds.||}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
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{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Sub tropical area}}
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==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
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File:Kigelia africana01.jpg|Whole tree
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File:Kigelia pinnata-- the Sausage Tree (26062896312).jpg|Fruits
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
* [http://jogindernursery.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=649]
 
* [http://jogindernursery.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=649]
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[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

Revision as of 14:19, 22 May 2019

Sausage tree, Kigelia pinnata

Sausage tree is an extremely variable, semideciduous tree with a large, dense, spreading crown; it sometimes grows up to 23 metres tall but is usually smaller. The bole is sometimes crooked, it usually branches from low-down and can be 80cm in diameter.

Uses

Wound healing, Skin diseases, Venereal diseases, Diarrhea, Infertility, Jaundice, Leprosy

Parts Used

Bark, Roots, Fruits, Leaves

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada aanethoradu kaayi, mara sowthae
Hindi Balam kheera, jhar fanoos
Malayalam
Tamil Yanai pudukan
Telugu enuga thondamu, jijiliyaarnattu, kijili, naagamalle
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English African sausage tree


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Semi deciduous tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Pinnate Opposite crowded near the ends of branches, compound, with 3-5 pairs of leaflets plus a terminal leaflet; leaflets oblong, up to 6 x 10 cm, leathery, roughly hairy on both surfaces, rather yellowish-green above, paler green below, apex broadly tapering to rounded; base square, asymmetric in the lateral leaflets, symmetric in the terminal leaflet; margin entire, sometimes obscurely toothed, wavy; the lower leaflets shortly petiolulate, the terminal pair without petiolules; petiole up to 15 cm long

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Pendulous panicles Flowers striking, dark maroon with heavy yellow veining on the outside,

cup shaped, asymmetric, up to 15 cm across the mouth, unpleasant smelling; in 6- to 12-flowered, lax, pendulous sprays up to 90 cm long. Calyx shortly tubular with 2-5 ribbed lobes; corolla widely cup shaped with 5 broad spreading lobes; stamens 4, slightly protruding beyond the mouth of the corolla tube; ovary 1-chambered.

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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Sausage shaped 45 cm long by 15 cm diameter greyish-brown, heavily dotted with lenticels, indehiscent, heavy, weighing up to 12 kg, containing a fibrous pulp in which are embedded many seeds.

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of low to higher elevations in the tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 3,000 metres.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Sub tropical area


Photo Gallery

  • Leaves

  • Leaves

  • Flower

  • Flowers

  • Whole tree

  • Fruits

  • Fruits

  • Seeds

References

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  2. ↑ Botonic description
  3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named How to plant/cultivate

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External Links

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