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Affinities. It may be distinguished from A. Burldtiii and A. brachystachya in 
the following way : 
A. CYPKBOPHYLLA. 
A. BURKITTII. 
A. BRAOHYSTACHYA. 
Flower 5-merous, glabrous 
Calyx semi-truncate 
Pistil hoary 
Flower 4-merous 
Calyx irregularly divided, hairy , 
Pistil hairy 
Pod figured infra, and described! Pods figured and described in Part 
Flower 5-merous. 
Calyx narrow, thin, no centr.il 
nerve, or very slight, a few hairs 
at the tips. 
Pistil hoary. 
supra 
59. 
Botanical Name. Acacia, already explained (see Part XV, p. 104) ; cypero- 
phylla, from two Greek words, kupeiros, a marsh plant or sedge, and phullon, a leaf, 
the foliage reminding one of a sedgy or rushy plant. 
Vernacular Name." Red Mulga." The term " Mulga " is applied to 
several species of Acacia forming tallish shrubs or small trees, and somewhat erect in 
habit, though not invariably so. 
Aboriginal Name. I know of none. 
Leaves. Of the rush-like or needle bushes, the leaves (phyllodes) of this 
species are relatively coarse. 
Fruit Note that the pod has been now described for the first time. 
Bark. Most writers draw attention to the bark, which appears to be 
characteristic. Reference is invited to what has been quoted from Ernest Giles and 
Baldwin Spencer, below. Its characteristic appears to be its curliness; it is red in 
colour. 
Timber. It is so small and so distant from large towns that it can only be 
used locally. It is remarkably tough, and hence, although I have no direct evidence, 
it is probably used by the aborigines in the manufacture of weapons. 
Size. A tall shrub or small tree. 
Habitat. It is a denizen of dry country. Mueller, in his " Second Census 
of Australian Plants," 1889, states that this species is found in South Australia, New 
South Wales and Queensland. 
As regards South Australia, the type comes from there, and I have referred to 
some specimens with thinner phyllodes, from Queensland, which, in the present state 
of our knowledge, are referable to A. cyperophylla. I will also show (I believe satis- 
factorily) that, it is found in Western Australia, but I cannot find any evidence that it 
occurs in New South Wales. I have, however, deliberately inserted it in the present 
work because every writer who refers to A. cyperopltylla follows Mueller in recording 
