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I have suggested the name “ Hill Flindersia” for want of a better. 
Aboriginal Name. — I know of none. 
Leaves. —The most obvious characteristic of this tree is the distinctly winged 
leaflet of a shortly pinnate leaf. 
Barlv. —The bark is mottled, but not flaky as in F. australis, the Teak. In 
young trees it is bluish-green in colour. 
Fruits.— The smallness of the fruits is an obvious character in this species. 
As the valves open, their raw edges take on a pretty purple colour, which 
is very ornamental, the bright green of the outside of the fruits contrasting 
pleasingly with the purple. This is the only species of Flindersia in which I have 
noticed any marked coloration as regards the fruits. The colour of the inside of 
the valves and of the deciduous placenta is yellow to orange. 
I may take the opportunity of drawing attention to the desirability of 
recording in detail the colours of the flowers and fruits of many plants. Often 
this work can only be done by dwellers in the bush, or collectors on the spot. The 
colours are often altered, or quite changed, by continued exposure, on the plants, or 
by drying as herbarium specimens. I have recorded such notes wherever I could; 
but it is surprising how defective our knowledge is in this respect. It, of course, 
specially applies to small flowers. Boiling out again, which botanists practise for 
studying the structure of the flower, does not bring back the colour. 
Timber. —Very hard, pale yellow, tough in grain, very fissile, very heavy, 
slightly inferior to Teak (W. Dunn and J. L. Boorman). 
All Flindersia timbers are more or less valuable; and that of the present 
species appears to form no exception. At the same time, it is but a recently 
recognised species, and we require further observations before we can determine its 
precise value. 
This fine timber-tree was only recognised in 1905 as belonging to the flora of 
New South Wales ! Should this not be an incentive to discover other trees in the 
little-known forests of this favoured State ? 
Size. —A tall tree of 80-120 feet high, with a girth of 6-10 feet, say 2-3 feet 
in diameter. 
Habitat. —Growing on the foot hills in dense scrubs. It appears to be a 
very rare tree. It is confined to southern Queensland and northern New South 
Wales, so far as is known at present. As far as New South Wales is concerned, it 
vas first brought under my notice by Mr. W. Dunn, Forest Guard, Acacia Creek, 
Macpherson Range. He gives a locality as Tooloon Ranges. 
