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Black Bean Flower
Photo: C & D Frith
Australia's Wet Tropics Rainforest Life
Black Bean Flower: Castanospermum australe
This is a member of the family Fabaceae, familiar to many people
as it is decorative and widespread in rainforests from north-eastern Queensland to
north-eastern New South Wales.
It has brilliant red or yellowish flowers that are nectar-rich
and utilised by many of the canopy-dwelling nectar-feeders.
It also has large pendulous woody pods that enclose brown
chestnut-like seeds.
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