Castanospermum australe A.Cunn. ex Mudie

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Castanospermum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 16.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 4.75
Mature height (meter) 16.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer present
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 6-8
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses eating experimental purposes food material medicinal poison shade tea timber wood
Edible pods saps seeds
Therapeutic use Astringents (fruit), Anti-HIV agents (seed), Antineoplastic agents (seed), Antiviral agents (seed), Astringents (seed), Poison (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 20 - 32
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Castanospermum australe world distribution map, present in Australia and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:960752-1
WFO ID wfo-0001034136
COL ID -
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Castanocarpus australis Castanospermum brevivexillum Castanospermum australe Castanospermum cunninghamii Castanospermum australe var. brevivexillum