1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Eastern Africa, Middle Africa
Southeastern Asia, India
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Riverine forest, wooded grassland
Forest edges
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm610.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
910.00 cm300.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Dark Red, Tan
Purple, Ivory
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs a lot of water initially
Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Balanced liquid fertilizer monthly
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Rust
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Not Available
Birds
5.12 Allergy
Poisonous when unripe
no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Borders
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Acne, Slow downs aging
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Gynaecological, Malaria, STDs
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Dried seeds, Leaves
Sap, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used to flavour beer, Used to produce a red dye
Used in making beverages
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
KIGELIA africana
CARYOTA mitis
7.2 Common Name
Sausage Tree
Burmese Fishtail Palm, Fishtail Palm
7.2.1 In Hindi
Sausage Tree
Fishtail palm
7.2.2 In German
Sausage Tree
Fishtail palm
7.2.3 In French
saucisse Arbre
Fishtail Palm
7.2.4 In Spanish
Árbol de salchicha
Fishtail palma
7.2.5 In Greek
λουκάνικο δέντρο
ιχθυόφθαλμους παλάμη
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Árvore de salsicha
Fishtail palma
7.2.7 In Polish
kiełbasa Drzewo
Fishtail dłoni
7.2.8 In Latin
farciminis ligno
fishtail palma
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Not Available
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Not Available
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Coryphoideae
8.10 Number of Species