162 XLIII. LEGUMINOS^E. 



Acacia — contd. 



Series Julifiorse. 



Wickhami, Benth. 



lysiphloea, F. v. M. — " Urr tee ' of Batavia River natives. 



linarioides, Benth. 



Chisholmi, Bail. 



stipuligera, F. v. M. 



umbellata, A. Cunn. 



brevifolia, Benth. 



gonoclada, F. v. M. 



longifolia, Willd. — Bark yields about 12.67 per cent, of tannin. 

 var. Sophorse, F. v. M. 

 var. typica, Benth. 

 var. floribunda, F. v. M . 



linearis, Sims. 



cyperophylla, F. v. M. 



pityoides, F. v. M. 



aneura, F. v. M. — Mulga. Foliage largely used as food for 

 stock in times of drought. 



cibaria, F. v. M. 



Kempeana, F. v. M . 



xylocarpa, A. Cunn. 

 var. tenuissima, Benth. 



gonocarpa, F. v. M. 



drepanocarpa, F. v. M . 



conspersa, F. v. M. 



doratoxylon, A. Cunn. — Spearwood of Allan Cunningham in 

 18 1 7. Lancewood at Rockhampton. Splinters of the 

 wood said to be as venomous as a snake-bite. A useful 

 timber. 



delibrata, A. Cunn. — Contains saponin. 



torulosa, Benth. 



julifera, Benth. 



Solandri, Benth. 



leptostachya, Benth. 



glaucescens, Willd- — Rosewood ; also called Lancewood at 

 Mount Morgan. This tall, upright tree has one of the 

 thinnest barks known. Furnishes a useful timber ; when 

 of a twisted growth the wood is known as " Ringy 

 Rosewood." 



Maideni, F. v. M. 



Cunninghamii, Hook. — " Tchilgar" of Bundaberg and 

 " Kowarkull " of Stradbroke Island natives. Contains 

 saponin. Bark contains 9.13 per cent, of tannin 

 (Staiger). Gum contains 10 per cent, of arabin and 

 72.5 per cent, of metarabin (Lautcrev). Unripe pods 

 contain saponin. 



