Common name is Sausage Tree, so named because the 3 to 24 inch fruits look like dangling sausages. The fruit can weigh in at 15 pounds, so care should be primary when selecting a site. Falling fruit can injure humans. Tree can attain 45-foot height. It has attractive, bell-shaped flowers, pollinated primarily by bats. Fruit is consumed by hippos, baboons, giraffes, elephants, and porcupines.

Used by native herbalists as a cure for a lot of ailments, from snake bites to tornadoes. An alcoholic drink, similar to beer, is made from the fresh fruit. Fermentation removes toxicity from the fruit. The timber is used to make yokes and oars. Also used as an ornamental tree.

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