Castanospermum

"Blackbean" redirects here. For other uses, see Black bean.
Not to be confused with Castanospora.

Moreton Bay chestnut
Street tree in Pretoria
Scientific classification Edit this 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)[4][5]
Species:
C. australe
Binomial name
Castanospermum australe
A.Cunn ex Mudie (1829)[2][3]
Synonyms[3][5]

Genus:

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,[1][6][7] 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[3][8]

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