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Sausage Tree (Kigelia africana) at Arusha National Park, Tanzania Sausage trees have very large fruits weighing several kilos each. It is a common food for many mammals, therefore you will find most of these trees to be robbed of fruit. Note that the fresh fruit (unprepared) is poisonous to humans. Africa,Arusha,Arusha National Park,Kigelia africana,Tanzania Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Sausage Tree (Kigelia africana) at Arusha National Park, Tanzania

Sausage trees have very large fruits weighing several kilos each. It is a common food for many mammals, therefore you will find most of these trees to be robbed of fruit. Note that the fresh fruit (unprepared) is poisonous to humans.

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The Sausage Tree

''Kigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae. The genus comprises only one species, ''Kigelia africana'', which occurs throughout tropical Africa from Eritrea and Chad south to northern South Africa, and west to Senegal and Namibia.

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Similar species: Lamiales
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Sep 12, 2013. Captured Aug 29, 2013 10:41.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/4.5
  • 1/500s
  • ISO800
  • 80mm