KIGGELARIA, in botany, a genus of the dioecia decandria class. The calix of both male and female consists of five segments, and the corolla of five petals; the antheræ of the male are perforated at the apex: The female has five styli; the capsule has five valves, one cell, and many seeds. There is but one species, a native of Ethiopia.
KIGGELARIA
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