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{{SPlantbox |familia=Fabaceae |genus=Castanospermum |species=australe |common_name=Moreton Bay Chestnut, Blackbean |name_ref=Wikipedia |habit=tree |habit_ref=Wikipedia |Max ht box=40 |Max ht metric=m |height_ref=Wikipedia |features=evergreen, flowers |flowers=red, orange, yellow |Temp Metric=°F |jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks! |image=Castanospermum australe flowers and foliage.jpg |image_width=180 }} '''''Castanospermum australe''''' ('''Moreton Bay Chestnut''' or '''Blackbean'''), the only species in the genus '''''Castanospermum''''', is a [[flowering plant]] in the family [[Fabaceae]], native to the east coast of [[Australia]] in [[Queensland]] and [[New South Wales]], and to the Pacific islands of [[Vanuatu]] and [[New Caledonia]]. It is a large [[evergreen]] [[tree]] growing to {{convert|40|m}} tall, though commonly much smaller. The [[leaf|leaves]] are {{convert|15|cm}} long and {{convert|6|-|7|cm}} broad, [[pinnate]], with 11-15 leaflets. The [[flower]]s are bicoloured red and yellow, {{convert|3|-|4|cm}} long, produced in [[raceme]]s {{convert|6|cm}} long. The [[fruit]] is a cylindrical [[legume|pod]] {{convert|12|-|20|cm}} long and {{convert|4|-|6|cm}} diameter, the interior divided by a spongy substance into three to five cells, each of which contains a large [[chestnut]]-like [[seed]]. The seeds are poisonous, but become edible when carefully prepared by pounding into flour, leaching with water, and roasting.

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