Castanospermum

Moreton Bay chestnut
Street tree in Pretoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Angylocalyceae
Genus: Castanospermum
A.Cunn ex Mudie (1829)
Species:
C. australe
Binomial name
Castanospermum australe
A.Cunn ex Mudie (1829)
Synonyms

Genus:

  • Castanocarpus Sweet (1830)
  • Vieillardia Montrouz. (1860)

Species:

  • Castanocarpus australis (A.Cunn. ex Mudie) Sweet (1830)
  • Castanospermum australe var. brevivexillum F.M.Bailey (1897)
  • Castanospermum brevivexillum (F.M.Bailey) Domin (1912)
  • Castanospermum cunninghamii J.M.Wood (1903)
  • Vieillardia grandiflora Montrouz. (1860)

Castanospermum is a monotypic genus in the legume family Fabaceae. The sole species is Castanospermum australe, commonly known as Moreton Bay chestnut or black bean, which is native to rainforested areas on the east coast of Queensland and northeastern New South Wales, and to the southwest Pacific islands of Vanuatu and New Caledonia

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