Acacia.] 
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lobes, half as long as the corolla. Petals connate to the middle, with prominent 
midribs as in A. xijlocarpa. Pod erect, linear, to 3in. long, to 2 lines 
broad, flat but thick, with much raised margins and obliquely veined between 
them, the almost woody valves rolling back elastically as in A. rjonocarpa. 
Seeds oblique ; funicle straight, gradually thickened from the base, narrow- 
turbinate and cup-shaped under the seed. 
Hab.: Gulf of Carpentaria, F. v. Mueller ; Whitsunday and Palm Islands, Henne. 
90. A. conspersa (scattered), F. c. M. in Journ. Linn. Soc. iii. 140; 
Lenth. FI. Austr. ii. 403. A shrub of 5 to 10ft., with loosely pubescent 
branches and conspicuous though small brown stipules as in A. stipidigera. 
Phyllodia narrow-lanceolate, mostly falcate, narrowed at each end, obtuse or with 
a small rigid or glandular point, 2 to 3in. long, 2 to 4 lines broad, coriaceous, 
often minutely mealy or slightly pubescent, with a prominent central nerve and 
often 2 less prominent lateral ones, and numerous very fine parallel veins between. 
Flowers not seen. Pod linear, straight or slightly falcate, about It line broad, 
thick but flat till ripe, and then the valves slightly convex and hard. Seeds 
oblong, longitudinal ; funicle short, the last 2 folds expanded into an aril under 
the seed. 
Hab.: Islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, B. Brown. 
91. A. doratoxylon (Spearwood), A. Cunn. in Field , N. .S'. Wales, 345 ; 
Bentli. FI. Austr. ii. 403; F. v. M. lc. Dec. x. 1. A tall shrub or small tree, 
glabrous with an ashy hue ; branchlets at first acutely angular, but soon terete. 
Phyllodia elongated, slightly falcate, shortly acuminate, and often with oblique or 
recurved points, 4 to Sin. long, 2, 3, or rarely 4 lines broad, narrowed towards 
the base, rather thick, with numerous fine parallel nerves, the central one more 
prominent. Spikes shortly pedunculate, solitary or clustered, rarely lin. long, 
rather dense. Flowers mostly 5-merous. Calyx sinuate-toothed, not half as long 
as the corolla. Petals with slightly prominent midribs. Pod 3 to 4in. long, very 
narrow, tapering much at the point and slightly constricted between the seeds. 
Seeds longitudinal ; funicle twice or thrice folded and forming an aril at the base 
of the seed. 
Hab.: On the Upper Maranoa, Mitchell ; Moreton Bay, C. Moore. 
Wood dark-brown, with a small quantity of yellow sapwood ; close-grained, very hard, and 
prettily marked. Recommended for buggy poles. — Bailey's Cat. Ql. Woods No. 139c. 
92. A. delibrata (sheds its bark), A. Cunn.; Bentli. in Hook. Bond. Journ. 
i. 374, and FI. Austr. ii. 404; F. v. M. Ic. Dec. xi. i. Branchlets slender, 
slightly angular, silky-pubescent when young. Phyllodia linear-lanceolate, 
falcate, narrowed at both ends, 4 to 6in. long, 2 to 5 lines broad in the middle, 
rather thin, sprinkled with loose silky hairs, with about 3 fine but prominent 
nerves, and finer less conspicuous and not very numerous longitudinal veins 
between them, occasionally anastomosing. Flowers crowded, in dense erect spikes, 
on short peduncles, 5-merous. Fruiting-spikes with a rhachis of 1 to liin. Pod 
elongated, straight, flat with thickened margins, about 3 lines broad, the 
coriaceous valves rather convex over the seeds, narrowed between them. Seeds 
oval, obliquely placed in the pod on a rather long straight funicle. 
Hab.: Gulf country, Dr. T. L. Bancroft. 
Pods contain a large quantity of saponin. — Dr. T. L. Bancroft. 
93. A. torulosa (twisted), Bentli. in Journ. Linn. Soc. iii. 139, and 
FI. Austr. ii. 405 ; F. v. M. Ic. Dec. x. 2. A tall shrub or small tree, 
glabrous, with angular branchlets. Phyllodia linear-lanceolate, falcate, with an 
oblique glandular point, narrowed towards the base, 4 to Bin. long, 3 to 4 lines 
wide, coriaceous, with 3 to 5 prominent nerves and numerous very fine parallel 
