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Castanospermum is a genus with one species, Castanospermum australe, the Moreton Bay chestnut or black bean, a large evergreen rainforest tree from eastern Australia. Grown as a shade or street tree in warm climates, it needs a warm, moist, sheltered site.
Castanospermum is a monotypic genus (i.e. a genus that contains only one species) in the legume family Fabaceae. The sole species is Castanospermum australe, commonly known as Moreton Bay chestnut or black bean. It is native to rainforests on the east coast of Australia (Queensland and northeastern New South Wales), and to nearby islands of the southwest Pacific Ocean. It was first described in 1829, and has been cultivated around the world.
This species is native to eastern Australia and the islands of Vanuatu and New Caledonia, where it grows in rainforest and gallery forest, particularly along water courses. In Australia it occurs from about Kutini-Payamu National Park (formerly Iron Range National Park), south to about Coffs Harbour, at altitudes from sea level to about 800 m (2,600 ft).
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