Line engraving by Gerald Sibelius, after
Sydney Parkinson (1770) and Frederick
Polydore Nodder (1779)

Plate 84

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Banks Florilegium, Part 4, Plate 84

Catanospermum australe (Leguminosae)

Line engraving by Gerald Sibelius, after Sydney Parkinson (1770) and Frederick
Polydore Nodder (1779)

Joseph Banks and his party saw this species at:
Endeavour River, Australia (17 June - 4 August 1770)

This tall handsome tree is widely known as Moreton Bay chestnut or black bean.
The timber is much prized for cabinet-making.

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