Bio Diversity Park

Common Name : Australian Chestnut

Hindi Name : ब्लैक बीन्स | Scientific Name : Castanospermum australe
Family : Fabaceae
Uses : The extensive root systems formed by Castanospermum and its preference for moist soils, makes it a useful tree for stabilising the banks of watercourses. It also fixes atmospheric nitrogen using soil bacteria contained within nodules on the tree's roots.
Native: Australia
General Description:

It is a large evergreen tree growing to 40m tall, though it may be found much smaller. Leaves are 15 X 6-7cm, pinnate, with 11-15 leaflets. The flowers are red and yellow, 3-4cm long, borne in racemes 6cm long. The fruit is a cylindrical pod 12-20cm long and 4-6cm diameter. The fruit is divided into 3-5 cells, each of which contains a large chestnut-like seed.