Kigelia africana subsp. africana

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Kigelia aethiopum
• Kigelia pinnata
• Tanaecium pinnatum
• Kigelia africana var. aethiopica
• Kigelia aethiopica var. abyssinica
• Crescentia pinnata
• Kigelia aethiopica var. bornuensis
• Kigelia aethiopica var. usambarica
• Kigelia pinnata var. tomentella
• Kigelia erytraeae
• Kigelia ikbaliae
• Kigelia aethiopica
• Kigelia somalensis
• Kigelia abyssinica
• Sotor aethiopum
• Kigelia talbotii

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae within the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. As a member of the subclass Magnoliidae and the order Lamiales, it is classified under the family Bignoniaceae. Specifically, this medicinal species is identified by the genus Kigelia and the subspecies africana.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant is widely distributed across several regions within West Tropical Africa. Specifically, its natural habitat includes the country of Benin. It is also documented to grow within the borders of Burkina Faso. Furthermore, the species can be found in the territories of Gambia and Ghana. Finally, its geographical range extends into the nation of Guinea.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Kigelia africana subsp. africana has 3 reported plant parts identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include root, fruit, stem.

Root

1. Planta medica
2. Journal of natural products

Fruit

1. Planta medica

Stem

1. Planta medica

Chemicals

Kigelia africana subsp. africana has 6 reported phytochemicals identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Isokigelinol, Isopinnatal, Kigelinol, 2-(1-hydroxyethyl)naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione, TOCOPHEROL.

Isokigelinol

1. Planta medica
2. Journal of natural products

Isopinnatal

1. Planta medica
2. Journal of natural products

Kigelinol

1. Planta medica
2. Journal of natural products

2-(1-hydroxyethyl)naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione

1. Journal of natural products

TOCOPHEROL

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

lapachol

1. Planta medica

Activities

Kigelia africana subsp. africana has 7 reported activities identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Analgesic, Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Antifungal, Antimicrobial.

Analgesic

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Antibacterial

1. Planta medica

Antidiabetic

1. Natural product research

Antifungal

1. Planta medica

Antimicrobial

1. Natural product research

Antineoplastic

1. Natural product research

Antioxidant

1. Natural product research

Preparations