Mudie, R. (1829), The Picture of Australia: 149 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Castanospermum australe A.Cunn. ex Mudie

• Comment: Publication of this generic name is here regarded as having occurred simultaneously with that of the single species, Castanospermum australe A.Cunn. ex Mudie (i.e. a descriptio generico-specifica, ICN Art. 38.5, Melbourne Code, 2012).

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 275 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 42 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 148 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 114 [secondary reference]

common name: Moreton Bay Chestnut [n/a]

• Etymology: From the Greek kastanon (chestnut) and sperma (seed), alluding to the large chestnut-like seeds.

Thompson, J. (1961), Papilionaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 101(1): 7-8 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 119 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 330-331 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Castanospermum. Flora of New South Wales 2: 402 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 174-175 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Castanospermum. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 486 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 204 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 158 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Castanocarpus Sweet nom. inval., nom. nud.

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, NI (naturalised)

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Castamospermum Macarthur & C.Moore orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Castanospermum A.Cunn. ex Hook. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Castanocarpus Sweet nom. inval., nom. nud.

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, NI (naturalised)

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