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Kigelia africana
Sausage tree
As recorded: Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Bignoniaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, A.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 4, 1930
- Locality
- Honolulu, University of Hawaii Manoa Campus
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Gentry, A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 4, 1930, Forbes, A. also collected 4 other specimens.
Kigelia africana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-12.
2026-02-12
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) ksmmtm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-30
Kalaheo, HI, US
(c) friendlyghosty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-30
Kalaheo, HI, US
(c) friendlyghosty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Kigelia africana. BISH 42969. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956529748. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/42969.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956529748 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026