

Brigalow. 



(Acacia homalophylla , A. Cunn.) 



Brigalow trees differ in one respect from many of their congeners, as they are gregarious, 

 and the term Brigalow scrub is common over a fair area of the States of New South Wales and 

 Queensland. The timber is dark-coloured, hard, heavy, and suitable for heavy work of a smaller 

 size, as only on rare occasions does it reach large, dimensions. The remarks concerning Myall 

 are also applicable to this timber. 



Description of the Tree. A fair-sized tree found well to the west of the Eastern Coast 

 Range, with a hard, compact, furrowed bark. Phyllodia pale or glaucous, varying in length 

 from 3 to 9 inches, narrowed at both ends, coriaceous, pale or glaucous, with several veins 

 fairly well marked. Inflorescence in axillary clusters with slender peduncles under i inch 

 long, the globular head of flowers containing about twelve to fifteen flowers. Pods narrow, 

 under 6 inches long, constricted between the seeds, oval ; arillus short and straight. 



Geographical Range. Abundant on the barren heaths of the interior from the 

 Lachlan River to the Barrier Range ; also in Victoria. 





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