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Aboriginal Names. —The “Noo-loi” of the aborigines of Northern New 
South Wales according to Mr. C. Moore, and the “Koondeeba” of those of Southern 
Queensland. “ Bureutha” of some Central Queensland aborigines. 
Mr. F. M. Bailey quotes Mr. Petrie, who gives “ Boorooda ” of the Brisbane 
aborigines ; perhaps the same word as the preceding; Mr. Keys, as “ Porotha” at 
Bundaberg, still perhaps the same word. Mr. Shirley quotes the name “ Gournah ” 
in use at Taromeo. 
All the above, except the first, are Queensland names. 
SyilOliyin.— C. tenuissima , Sieb., in allusion to its very slender branchlets. 
Barit.—The baric of this tree is very deeply furrowed. 
Timber. —Much used for fuel. The wood is close, and prettily marked, 
yielding handsome veneers. It has a rich red colour, and the medullary rays are 
very large. This handsome wood has a marking peculiarly its own. The line of 
demarcation of the heart-wood is well-defined. It is used for cabinet-work, and 
produces very superior shingles. It is used for gun-stocks at Taree. It is one of 
the best woods for oven fuel. A slab in the Technological Museum, which had been 
seasoned over twenty-five years (having been exhibited at the London International 
Exhibition of 1862 as C. tenuissima) , had a weight which corresponds to 64 lb. per 
cubic foot. 
Mr. District Forester Botton speaks of it:— 
Timber excellent for shingles; also used for bullock yokes and ladder rings. It is not suitable for 
handles, unless kept from the influence of the weather, as it is very liable to split when exposed to the 
influence of the sun. It has been found suitable for chair-legs, and is an excellent firewood. It generally 
grows on high good land. 
Mr. District Forester Stopford, of Armidale, reports :— 
Known locally as Forest or Bull Oak, and is, I believe, torulosa. The timber, though not used in 
this district, should from its quality be classed as a commercial timber. It grows in this district to a 
height of about 30 feet, and a girth measurement of from 3 to 4 feet. 
Fruits. —The fruits are unique. (See figure.) 
Size. —Of medium size, say, 40 feet, with a diameter of 1-2 feet. 
Habitat .—This species appears to be confined to New South Wales and 
Queensland. Bentham gives Port Lincoln, South Australia, on the authority of a 
specimen collected by Robert Brown, but I think the reference wants verifying. I 
doubt that it occurs in South Australia at all. In New South Wales it extends from 
south of Sydney (I do not know the precise southern boundary, but I have received 
it from Mr. District Forester Botton from Appin and Picton) to Central Queensland 
(I do not know the most northerly locality). 
Westerly it is found near the Jenolan Caves ; in the Liverpool Ranges, New 
England, &c. It grows in the most sterile, stony land. 
