Botanical record
Kigelia africana
Kigelia africana is recorded under 4 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Fulfulde, Hausa and Yoruba.
- Accepted botanical name
- Kigelia africana
- Names as published
- Kigelia africana, Kigelia Africana (Lam.) Benth and Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth.
- Common English
- Cucumber or Sausage tree
- Parts reported
- stem bark, stem-bark and root
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 3172561 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 99% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Kigelia africana
Sanko uses this survey for its published name mapping and reported plant parts only. The subject the survey investigated is not a therapeutic claim about this plant.
| Local name | Language | Where recorded | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jillarehi | Fulfulde | Barkin Ladi, Bassa, Bokkos, Jos North, Jos South, Kanam, Mangu, Pankshin, Qua'an Pan and Wase, Plateau State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the treatment of animal diarrhoea in Plateau State, Nigeria — Table 1, row 31 |
| Nonon Giwa | Hausa | Barkin Ladi, Bassa, Bokkos, Jos North, Jos South, Kanam, Mangu, Pankshin, Qua'an Pan and Wase, Plateau State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the treatment of animal diarrhoea in Plateau State, Nigeria — Table 1, row 31 |
| Pandoro | Yoruba | Alimosho, Badagry, Eti-Osa, Ijebu and Imota, Lagos State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Survey of Local Flora Used for Medicinal Purposes among Indigenous People in Five Areas in Lagos State, Nigeria — Supplementary Table S1, row 101 |
| Pandoro | Yoruba | Ogun State, Osun State and Oyo State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey of anti-asthmatic plants in South Western Nigeria — Table 1, row 26 |