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Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth.
Sausage tree
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Lamiales | Aromatic herbs and shrubs, including lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, ash, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, mint, basil, and rosemary |
| Family | Bignoniaceae | After the Abbe Jean Paul Bignon (1662-1743) |
| Genus | Kigelia | From the Mozambican Bantu name, kigeli-keia |
| Species | africana | Of or from Africa |
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Kigelia pinnata (Jacq.) DC.
Kigelia africana description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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4/10/2015 · Naples Botanical Garden, Naples, Florida 
4/10/2015 · Naples Botanical Garden, Naples, Florida
2/26/2010 · San Diego Zoo, San Diego, California · ≈ 3½ × 5½′ (1.2 × 1.7 m)
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