Common name
English: Sausage Tree
German: Leberwurstbaum
Portuguese: Árvore salsicha
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2090)
Phylum: Magnoliophyta (1997)
Class: Magnoliopsida (1684)
Order: Scrophulariales (99)
Family: Bignoniacea (15) (family description)
Genus: Kigelia (1)
Epithet: africana (Lam.) Benth. (5)
Synonym: Kigelia pinnata (Jacq.) DC.
africana => of African origin
pinnata => two rows of leaflets
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: purple, red
External links
Check for Kigelia africana at The Plant List, GBIF or IPNI
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