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Castanospermum australe

A.Cunn. ex Mudie (1829)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Castanospermum

Australian chestnut, Moreton Bay chestnut

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Molokai Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Pict. Australia: 149 (1829)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Castanospermum australe Wahiawa, Wahiawa Bot. Gard Preserved_Specimen Tree ca 30ft tall; lvs deep green; flws orange and yellow, very firm fleshy in texture, borne on small bosses on trunk and main bran; pods dark brown, hard, splitting open on ground, 2-4-seeded; seed more or less globose, dark brown ca 1-2diam. Staples, G.W. 787 Oahu BISH 1992-02-16
2 Castanospermum australe Lalae [Kalae?]. In gulch Makai of Meyer Private graveyard Preserved_Specimen Tree 60 ft. in height, 20 inches diameter, bark grey. Very old tree, in excellent condition. Stamens, pistil, petals scarlet (little orange), calyx yellow. Landgraf, M.F. Molokai BISH 1955-06-08
3 Castanospermum australe Honolulu, Kamehameha Schools Preserved_Specimen Pods and seed are very large. Mitchell, D.D. Oahu BISH 1943-02-15
4 Castanospermum australe Hana, Kahanu Garden, NTBG roadside Preserved_Specimen 14 m x 50 cm tree, bark pale brown. Leaflets shiny above. Ramiflorous, calyx pale orange, petals and stamens yellow, turning deep red-orange. Ripe fruit and seeds brown Lorence, D.H. 7680 Maui BISH 1995-05-17
5 Castanospermum australe Maui Preserved_Specimen Crosby, Mrs. Maui BISH
6 Castanospermum australe Kalae Preserved_Specimen Landgraf, M.F. Molokai BISH 1958-06-08
7 Castanospermum australe Oahu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Oahu BISH
8 Castanospermum australe Oahu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Oahu BISH
9 Castanospermum australe Honolulu, Mrs. Foster's Residence. Nuuanu Ave Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Oahu BISH
10 Castanospermum australe Makiki Hts. trail ground Preserved_Specimen Holt Oahu BISH 1962-12-18
11 Castanospermum australe North Kona Distr., Puuwaawaa, residence of R. Hind and H. Rogers Planted tree on the property. Trees were all planted between 1905 and 1973. Preserved_Specimen Montgomery, S.L. Hawaii BISH 2007-10-06
12 Castanospermum australe East Maui, Hana District, Kahanu Garden of the National Tropical Botanical Garden Cult, # 810620.001, map # 391. Orgin N. Qld. Australia. Preserved_Specimen Lorence, D.H. 7680 Maui BISH 1995-05-17
13 Castanospermum australe Honolulu, gounds of Central Union Chruch Cultivated. Erect. Preserved_Specimen Orange. 15' height. Wilder, G.P. 466 Oahu BISH 1932-04-04
14 Castanospermum australe East Maui, Hana District, Kahanu Garden of the National Tropical Botanical Garden Cult, # 810620.001, map # 391. Orgin N. Qld. Australia. Preserved_Specimen Lorence, D.H. 7680 Maui BISH 1995-05-17
15 Castanospermum australe N Kona Distr., Puuwaawaa, residence of R. Hind and H. Rogers Planted tree on the property. Preserved_Specimen Montgomery, S.L. Hawaii BISH 2007-10-06
16 Castanospermum australe Honolulu, Mrs. M.E. Foster's residence Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 12816 Oahu BISH 1917-01-01
17 Castanospermum australe Wahiawa, Wahiawa Bot. Gard Preserved_Specimen Tree ca 30ft tall; lvs deep green; flws orange and yellow, very firm fleshy in texture, borne on small bosses on trunk and main bran; pods dark brown, hard, splitting open on ground, 2-4-seeded; seed more or less globose, dark brown ca 1-2diam. Staples, G.W. 787 Oahu BISH 1992-02-16
18 Castanospermum australe Mrs. Isenberg's Estate, Lihue Preserved_Specimen Tree. MacDaniels, L.H. 913 Kauai BISH 1927-02-28
19 Castanospermum australe Wahiawa Botanic Garden Preserved_Specimen A tree 8m tall with an erect bole and an irregular crown; in partial shade. Newly opened flowers have lemon yellow to canary yellow calyxes and petals, with a slight greenish cast. Aged flowers have orange red petals and canary yellow calyxes. Flowers odorless (afternoon). Lau, J. 2172 Oahu BISH 1986-03-24
20 Castanospermum australe Honolulu, Kamehameha Girls' School Preserved_Specimen Tree 20 feet high, 7 years old. Judd Jr., A.F. 13.1938 Oahu BISH 1938-06-13
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