Castanospermum
| Moreton Bay chestnut | |
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| 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) | |
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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.