This native tree
is commonly known as
black bean.
Castanospermum australe
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Leguminosae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
In the Fraser Coast region a tree of river banks, particularly the Mary River.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 18 Fraser Coast localities: Duckinwilla, Howard, Bauple Forest, Mount Urah, Yerra, St Mary, Glenorchy, Maryborough, Talegalla Weir, River Heads, Tiaro, Magnolia, Teddington, Tuan Forest, Pioneers Rest, Bauple, Tinana, Tinana South.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
