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Aboriginal Name. —“Yeh”was in use by aborigines of the Richmond. 
River. 
Synonym. — Oxley Cl xanthoxyla, A. Cuun., in Hooker’s Botanical mis¬ 
cellany, i, 24G, t. 54, 1830. 
Leaves.—-1 lie leaflets are softly tomentose underneath, and more readily wilt 
than those of any other species. r l he common rliaehis is also tomentose. Sometimes 
the venation on the under side of the leaf is very conspicuous. 
The leaflets are not always strictly opposite. 
The articulation of the leaves is usually rounded. It has no sharp edges. 
Mr. IV. Dunn says that the foliage, in mass, reminds him of that of the 
Teak ( Faustralis), but the leaves are shorter and hairy. 
Bark. —Smooth in young or medium trees; patchy in appearance, but not 
flaky, in older trees. A busliman’s description is, “ It has a cracked sort of hark, 
a little resembling that of Teak, but less rough, and not flaky.” 
Timber.— A fissile, pale yellow timber, with no figure to speak of. It has 
certainly no dyeing properties. 
It was first collected in 1828 by Charles Fraser, Superintendent of the 
Botanic Gardens at Sydney, and Allan Cunningham, King’s Botanist, on the Brisbane 
River. Hooker, in describing it, says, “ Its timber is found to be very useful in 
various kinds of carpentry, and in the building of boats, &c.” ( Botanical Miscellany, 
Vol. i, p. 247), so that it had acquired a good reputation at an early date. 
Mr. District Forester Pope, Casino, says of it:— 
It is not much used either locally or for export, hut I am convinced it is a most valuable timber. 
It is very tough, and of a light yellow colour. 
Mr. W. Dunn, Forest Guard, Acacia Creek, Macpherson Range, says :— 
The wood cuts soft like Cudgerie ( F. Schottiana). The timber is long in the grain and strong, and 
inclines to be yellow in colour towards the centre of the tree; of course, we have other varieties of timber 
here much yellower in colour than this timber referred to. It is a really valuable timber. 
The official catalogue of the Queensland Forestry Museum, 1904, says :— 
A large tree, with light-coloured, rough bark. Wood of a pale yellow colour, and a distinctive 
odour. Chief uses for coach-building, railway-carriage frame-work, boring rods, and purposes for which 
strength, combined with lightness, are required ; also cabinet-making, joinery, turnery, and picture-frames. 
It is very elastic, bends well, and is consequently very suitable for casks. 
The timber is stated to be very durable and is tough ; it is used for making 
shafts, swingle-trees, and yokes. It is often mistaken for Beech, and is sometimes 
supplied for that timber. It is an excellent carving wood, as a beautiful specimen 
of carving in the Technological Museum, Sydney, by the late Mr. W. Ockelford, 
testifies. 
