1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Tree
1.3 Origin
Eastern Africa, Middle Africa
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Riverine forest, wooded grassland
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-9
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Dark Red, Tan
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Tan
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Pinnate
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs a lot of water initially
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Balanced liquid fertilizer monthly
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Rust
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Poisonous when unripe
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Acne, Slow downs aging
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Gynaecological, Malaria, STDs
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Dried seeds, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used to flavour beer, Used to produce a red dye
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
KIGELIA africana
7.2 Common Name
Sausage Tree
7.2.1 In Hindi
Sausage Tree
7.2.2 In German
Sausage Tree
7.2.3 In French
saucisse Arbre
7.2.4 In Spanish
Árbol de salchicha
7.2.5 In Greek
λουκάνικο δέντρο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Árvore de salsicha
7.2.7 In Polish
kiełbasa Drzewo
7.2.8 In Latin
farciminis ligno
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Lamiales
8.5 Family
Bignoniaceae
8.6 Genus
Kaempferia
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Tecomeae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species