Sausage Tree

Bignoniaceae

FamilyBignoniaceae

Max Height20 m

RangeSub-Saharan Africa

HabitatRiverine savanna

About the Sausage Tree

Hanging fruits weigh up to 10 kg and resemble sausages. Eaten by elephants and hippos but toxic raw to humans. Night-opening flowers are bat-pollinated. Fruits flavor traditional beer and medicine.

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