{"id":1198085,"date":"2011-02-13T14:13:01","date_gmt":"2011-02-13T14:13:01","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T18:54:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:24:05","slug":"castanospermum-australe","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/castanospermum-australe\/","title":{"rendered":"Castanospermum australe (Introduced)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Castanospermum<\/i> australe<\/i> A.Cunn. & C.Fraser ;<\/div>\n
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Fabaceae (Faboideae) Week – Castanospermum australe – Bangalore:<\/a>
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Castanospermum australe : Confirm ID : Lalbagh,Bangalore : 210413 : AK<\/a> :\u00a0\u00a0Attachments (4). 4 posts by 3 authors.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Saw this tree in bloom on 16\/3\/13 in Lalbagh.<\/p>\n

Thought it to be Saraca asoca<\/i> and didn’t pay much attention since I’ve seen those a number of times before in Mumbai.<\/div>\n
There were some green pods lying down below the tree, didn’t know which tree they belonged to.<\/div>\n
While going through my pictures, thought this could be Castanospermum australe<\/i> and the pods might belong to this tree.<\/div>\n
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Yes looks like Castanospermum ausrtale<\/i><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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Yes, looks like Castanospermum australe<\/i> to me too. I had posted the pictures of the flowers some time back ( I don’t know how to give the link!). I haven’t seen the pods though.<\/p>\n

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Thanks for confirming the id.<\/div>\n
Wish I had taken more pictures.<\/div>\n
In Jijamata Udyan, the flowers are very high up, you can only photograph the ones fallen down.
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Leguminosae Tree for Identification :: Munnar :: MKJUL01<\/a> :\u00a05 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Please help me in identifying this tree found on roadside.
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Height: 15-20 metres<\/span><\/div>\n
Alt.: 1800 m asl
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Castanospermum australe<\/i> (Australian Chestnut Tree<\/b>)<\/p>\n

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Yes, supporting the ID by\u00a0…<\/p>\n

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Thank you … for the help in identification.<\/p>\n

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Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight :: Castanospermum australe :: VJBU Mumbai :: DVOCT27<\/a> : 3 posts by 2 authors. 3 images.<\/div>\n
Castanospermum australe<\/i> A.Cunn. & C.Fraser
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is it flowering yet. at what age doe it do that. apparently Bangalore has a few. nice example of cauliflory when it does flower. look forward to it<\/span><\/p>\n

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FOI<\/span><\/a> shows the flowers; I will have to check the flowering period through Google search.
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Date\/Time- Dec 02, 2017, 8 AM
\nLocation- Place, Altitude, GPS- Dhakuria lake, Kolkata
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According to the leaf pattern looks like <\/span>Sapindus mukorossi<\/i> but <\/span>images are blurred and not so clear.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It is not soapnut, it may be some <\/span>Meliaceae<\/i> tree<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pl. check with images at Swietenia macrophylla<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Looks like it is indeed Black Bean Tree<\/b> (Castanospermum australe<\/i>) today I saw inflorescence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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have you see my site of late? I believe I shared with you last year but that time it just started. Do let me know if you have any feedback for improvement. Also kindly you may share with people who might be interested in this.
\nLast time you told me to follow\/adapt the eflora india schema. Could you give a hint\/url what that means?
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Castanospermum australe<\/a>:
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–\u00a0Yes\u00a0 .., this is Castanospermum australe<\/i> A. Cuhn. , Australian chestnut<\/b>. A very rare tree. I had \u00a0uploaded the same last year in mid March. \u00a0Had managed to capture a few flowers in the thick and high canopy. Yes, it is difficult to see the flowers in the canopy due to the unusual canopy of \u00a0the tree and \u00a0trees surrounding it !<\/p>\n

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– Castanospermum australe<\/i> A.Cunn. & C.Fraser ex Hook. as the name suggests, the seeds of this plant should be similar to that of chestnut.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For ID Confirmation 280412 SS1: Castanospermum australe from Trivandrum city:<\/a>
\nA few pictures of Castanospermum australe<\/i> (Family: Fabaceae<\/i>) from Trivandrum city<\/span> planted as an ornamental tree.<\/span><\/p>\n

Known as Black bean<\/b> or Moreton Bay Chestnut<\/b>, it is native to the east coast of Australia and Pacific islands of Vanuatu and New Caledonia.<\/span><\/div>\n
Pictures taken on 25th April 2012.<\/div>\n
Orange-yellow flowers in panicles.<\/span><\/div>\n
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NOID Tree for ID: Bangalore roadside EPIP<\/a> : \u00a03 images. 3 posts by 2 authors.
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Thanks for the ID, …! Surprised to find this exotic australian species planted on the roadside. Probably the builder\/developer might have planted these 2 trees in front of their business center. Not seen anywhere else on that stretch apart from these 2.<\/p>\n

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Please help in identifying this tree: 130815 vsk 02<\/a> : 2 posts by 2 authors.<\/div>\n
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Date\/Time-<\/td>\n15\/05\/2012\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 11:00Hrs<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-<\/td>\nLalbaug, Bangalore. Altitude:\u00a0 920m (3021ft) from the sea level.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Plants From Australia 2018:: Castanospermum australe-NS April 2020-65<\/a>\u00a0: 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (4<\/span>)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Castanospermum australe from Lal Bagh, Bangalore-GS03032022-3<\/a>: 6 very high res. images.
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