KIGGELARIA, in botany, a genus of the decandria order, belonging to the dioecia class of plants. There is but one species, viz. the Africana. It hath an upright woody stem, and purplish branches, growing 15 or 18 feet high; oblong, sawed, alternate leaves; and diceous, greenish-white flowers, in clu-
sters from the sides of the branches; succeeded by globular rough fruit, the size of cherries, containing the seeds, which seldom ripen here. As this is a native of warm climates, it must be constantly kept in a stove in this country. It is propagated by seeds, layers, or cuttings, though most readily by seeds.