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Castanospermum australe

Adult foliage. North Head, Auckland. Jun 2007.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Seedling. North Head, Auckland. Jun 2007.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

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Common names

Bean tree, Moreton Bay bean, Moreton Bay chesnut

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Structural class

Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons

Flower colours

Red/Pink, Yellow

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Castanospermum

Family

Fabaceae

Authority

Castanospermum australe A.Cunn. ex Mudie

Endemic family

Ecology

Origin

Australia

Reason for introduction

Ornamental

Tolerances

Cold intolerant

Life cycle and dispersal

Long lived tree. Reproduces exclusively by seed. Large, long-lived, and hard-shelled seed is dispersed by gravity and by humans tossing fruits/seeds

Other information

Etymology

australe: Southern, from the Latin australis

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