Castanospermum australe
black bean, Moreton Bay chestnut at Killaloe, QLD
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| Castanospermum australe | JasonPStewart | 22 Nov 2025 | |
| Castanospermum australe | JasonPStewart | 22 Nov 2025 |
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_Castanospermum australe_ and my bicycle .
Healthy planted highway side tree, flowering so well, foliage and habit (shown) .
Mossman – Port Douglas highway side south of the Bonnie Doon road to Kuyu–kuyu [Cooya Beach] going up this rise, before the house on top of this rise .
2014 September 19th 5:34 pm .
Google Maps street view map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/vD631rgyFAy8b1KF7 .
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Location information
- Coordinates 145.407183-16.480364
- Places Killaloe, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 19 Sep 2014 05:34 PM Recorded on
- JasonPStewart Recorded by
- Greater than 5 metres Plant height
- 50cm to 1m Circumference of trunk
- Yes Planted
- Yes In flower
Collections
- Au rain forest and swamp forest plants, incl. phenology – JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 NatureMapr Castanospermum australe Other Trees Plants
Species information
- Castanospermum australe Scientific name
- black bean, Moreton Bay chestnut Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 30m Recorded at altitude
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Was the plant in flower?
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