Thu, 14:39: A bit of a story with this one, a tree with truly unusual fruits hanging from it, the likes of which neither Shobhit nor I had ever seen, noticed while Shobhit and I walked through Newstead Park in Brisbane, as we tried in vain (at first) to find the loading dock for River City Cruises.
I even asked a couple of local guys walking by if they knew what the hell this was. They had no idea either.
Exactly one month after this photo was taken, I finally thought to find a "Brisbane" page on Reddit, post this photo there, and ask if anyone could tell me what kind of tree it was.
I got answers from two different people within, like, literally two minutes: "Sausage Tree," native to Africa. And here I thought I was seeing a fascinating tree indigenous to Australia! That's kind of annoying but whatever. (There later came some pretty funny responses in the comments.)
The species is thus Kigelia africana, and the nickname "Sausage Tree" clearly comes from the shape of the fruit, which is what those dangling things are: an apparently poisonous(!) berry that can weigh "between 11 and 22 lbs but occasionally up to 26 lbs."
Maybe I should get myself some seeds from this plant. It would be perfect for all my sausage parties! https://t.co/SHh7OZYmud
