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There is an Indian species, and one from Madagascar, but nothing seems recorded 
of its economic value. The Australian Harpullias are five in number, viz., pendula, 
Hillii and alata, natives of New South Wales and Queensland; fnitescens and Leicli- 
hardtii, natives of Northern Queensland. 
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Botanical Name. Harpullia, from Harpulli, the vernacular name at Chitta- 
gong, India, of H. cupanioides, the species on which the genus was founded; pendula, 
Latin, drooping, which refers to the fruit bunches (panicles). 
Vernacular Name." Tulip Wood." The tulip of Europe is a flower which, 
is large and showy in colour; indeed, people sometimes say, " As showy as a tulip." 
I believe this to be the origin of the .name, as applied to the timber, of our Tulip Wood 
showy, and perhaps a little loud. I was told many years ago that this was the origin 
of the name ; at the same time I do not know the circumstances under which it was 
first applied, and by whom. 
Aboriginal Names. " Moulubie " of the Clarence Eiver aborigines, according 
to the late Mr. Charles Moore. " Mogum Mogum " is another aboriginal name. 
Timber. This is one of the handsomest of Australian woods. It is tough, 
close-grained, and beautifully marked with different shades from black to yellow, and 
therefore much esteemed for cabinet work. It is sought after for all kinds of turnery 
and fancy-work, e.g., table and chair legs, auctioneers' mallets. Billiard tables have 
been made of it (e.g., a very handsome one at the Centennial International Exhibition, 
Melbourne, 1888), while it has been used as panels in doors and dadoes, and with selected 
pieces the effect may be described as gorgeous. It resembles olive wood somewhat 
in general appearance. It is very durable. The outer, or lighter coloured wood, is 
very tough and easily worked. It is said to be the best in Australia for lithographers' 
scrapers. There is a coloured plate of the wood in Baker's " Hardwoods of Australia." 
Size. It is a medium-sized tree, usually attaining a height of 50 to 60 feet, with 
a stem diameter of 1 to 2 feet, but exceptionally very much larger. 
Habitat. It is a native of the coastal brushes and those penetrating the 
coastal escarpment, in northern New South Wales and Queensland. 
Bentham quotes the following localities : 
Queensland. Moreton Bay, known as " Tulipwood " (Eraser, Cunningham) ; Wide Bay (C. Moore) ; 
Port Denison (Fitzalan) ; Broad Sound (Thozet). 
New South Waks. Clarence River (Ecckkr); Richmond River (C. Mcore). 
I collected it on the Bellinger Eiver and in the Dorrigo in 1893, which biings 
the range a little further to the south, and I should not be surprised to find it as far 
south as the Hastings. 
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