376 AUSTRALIAN NATIVE PLANTS. 
81. Angophora lanceolata, Cav., (Syn. Metrosideros costata, 
Gertn.; MM. lanceolata, Pers., Syn. ii., 25; JL. apocynifolia, | 
Salisb.); N.O., Myrtacez, B.FI., iii., 184. 
Variously called “Apple Tree,” ‘‘ Mountain Apple Tree,” “ Orange 
Gum,” “ Red Gum,” or ‘‘ Rusty Gum,” in allusion to the bark being stained 
a rusty-red colour from the kino. Some Queensland aboriginals call it 
“* Toolookar.” 
Timber strong, heavy, subject to gum-veins; used for naves 
of wheels, slabs, rough buildings and fuel. ‘Specific gravity - 
893.” (Report, Victorian Exhibition, 1861.) Diameter, 24 to 
36in.; height, 70 to 8oft. 
New South Wales and Queenland. 
82. Angophora subvelutina, /.v..1/, (Syn. A. velutina, F.v.M.); 
N.O., Myrtacez, B.FI., iii., 184. 
“‘Broad-leaved Apple Tree.” The “Illarega” of the aboriginals of 
the Richmond and Clarence Rivers (New South Wales). 
The wood is moderately heavy and tough, soft while green, 
very hard when dry; it is used for wheel-naves, bullock-yokes, 
handles, etc.; it turns well, and contains a large proportion of 
potash. (Hartmann.) It is durable, and is used for posts and 
rails. Itis of a uniform reddish colour, requires careful seasoning ; 
dresses and polishes well. A slab of this wood in the Techno- 
logical Museum, which has been seasoned over twenty-five years 
(having been exhibited at the London International Exhibition of 
1862), has a weight which corresponds to 52lbs. 140z. per cubic 
foot. 
New South Wales and Queensland. 
83. Angophora Woodsiana, Zaz/., (Syn. Queensland Flora, 
Bailey.) ; N.O., Myrtaceze. 
Wood of a pinkish colour, hard and heavy. 
Queensland. 
84. Aphananthe phillippinensis, Planch., (Syn. Taxotrophis 
rectinervis, F.v.M.; Sponia ilicifolia, S. Kurz.); N.O., 
Urticez, B.FI., vi., 160. 
Called by the colonists ‘‘Elm” and ‘‘ Tulip-wood,” and by the 
aborigines of the Richmond and Clarence Rivers, ‘‘ Mail.” 
