Kigelia Africana

Family: Bignoniaceae
KSW: Mwegea, Mvungwa
GIR: Muratina

Tree to 20M. Maroon trumpeted flowers. Fruits like giant sausages
Flowers attract. insects and birds. Monkeys and porcupine eat fruit. Monkeys eat flower nectar. Antelope eat fallen flowers. May be pollinated by fruit bats. Charaxes visit the tree.
Fruit is used for skin cream.

Locally available at nurseries.