228 J. H. MAIDEN. 



fibrous, timber fissile, deep brown, and probably a useful 

 furniture wood. The branchlets angular. 



Phyllodia narrow lanceolate to lanceolate, falcate or 

 straight, narrowed at both ends, but tapering more towards 

 the base, mostly 4 to 8 cm. long, *15 to 1 cm. in the middle, 

 coriaceous, striate with numerous very fine uniform nerves, 

 three rather more prominent, all free from the lower 

 margin from the base. 



Spikes shortly pedunculate, often clustered in the upper 

 axils, 2-2*5 cm. long, rachis almost glabrous. Flowers 

 rather densely packed, mostly 5-merous. Bract capitate. 



Calyx truncate or sinuate-toothed, pubescent near tips 

 of the lobes, about half the length of the corolla. Petals 

 glabrous, each marked with a faint line. Ovary hirsute. 



Pods shortly stipitate, linear 5-6 cm. long, 2-3 mm. 

 wide, straight or nearly straight, valves deeply embossed 

 to receive the seeds, which are longitudinally arranged. 



Seeds shiny, black, oblong, with a deep central areole, 

 with a narrow funicle folded on itself several times, forming 

 a thickish arillus slightly enveloping the top of the seed. 



Type from the Pilliga, N.S.W. (Gordon Burrow). 



Range. 

 The species is known so far from moderately dry parts 

 of New South Wales and Queensland. It is known from 

 the Bogan district (Nyngan to Ooolabah), and it is plentiful 

 in the Pilliga district. In Queensland the typical form is 

 only known from Inglewood. 



The slightly anomalous form from Chinchilla, Taroom and 

 Eidsvold brings it more northerly. I have no doubt that 

 search will find many other localities, particularly in 

 Queensland. 



New South Wales. 



Coolabah and Girilambone (R. W. Peacock). " Small 

 trees of 12-20 feet, growing in rough, stony places at the 



