Castanospermum australe
Common name
Bean tree, Moreton Bay bean, Moreton Bay chesnut
Family
Fabaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Red/Pink, Yellow
Life cycle
Long lived tree. Reproduces exclusively by seed. Large, long-lived, and hard-shelled seed is dispersed by gravity and by humans tossing fruits/seeds
Origin
Australia
Reason for introduction
Ornamental
Tolerances
Cold intolerant
Etymology
australe: Southern, from the Latin australis