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Castanospermum is a monotypic genus in the legume family Fabaceae.The sole species is Castanospermum australe, commonly known as Moreton Bay chestnut or black bean, [1] [6] [7] which is native to rainforested areas on the east coast of Queensland and northeastern New South Wales, and to the southwest Pacific islands of Vanuatu and New Caledonia [3] [8]
The term "bushfood" is one of several terms describing native Australian food, evolving from the older-style "bush tucker" which was used in the 1970s and 1980s. [ citation needed ] In the 21st century, many restaurants are serving emu, crocodile, yabbies and locally sourced eels , and using native plant spices for flavour.
Erythrina vespertilio is a tree native to north and north-east Australia. Its common names are grey corkwood , bat's wing coral tree , [ 1 ] yulbah [ 2 ] and the more ambiguous " bean tree ". In the Western Desert language it is known as ininti and the in Arrernte and Anmatyerr it is known as atywerety .
Australian native spices have become more widely recognized and used by non-Indigenous people since the early 1980s as part of the bushfood industry, with increasing gourmet use and export. [2] [3] They can also be used as a fresh product. Leaves can be used whole, like a bay-leaf in cooking, or spicy fruits are added to various dishes for flavour.
True ferns are found over most of the country and are most abundant in tropical and subtropical areas with high rainfall. Australia has a native flora of 30 families, 103 genera and 390 species of ferns, with another 10 species being naturalised. The "fern allies" are represented by 44 native species of whisk ferns, horsetails and lycophytes. [30]
Bush carrot is an important bush tucker food for Australian Aboriginal people, and there are many Dreaming rituals around it. It is still commonly eaten in the desert today. It is a slender twining plant with yellow pea flowers throughout the year. Aboriginal people from the desert dig them up in creekbeds.
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Some species have common names including emu bush, poverty bush or fuchsia bush, [2] reflecting the belief that emus eat the fruit, their arid environment or a superficial resemblance to the flowers of plants in the genus Fuchsia.