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Bark. —This tree yields a tan-bark, used in Queensland to some extent. A 
specimen received from Dr. T. L. Bancroft, who obtained it from Deception Bay, 
near Brisbane, gave 7‘34 per cent, of tannic acid, and 13*9 per cent, of extract. 
Height of tree, 30 feet; diameter, 1 foot; stripped in May, analysed in July. 
Locally, it is a very common species. 
The bark analysed had an average thickness of f inch; the interior consists 
largely of yellowish fibre, while the exterior is greyish, deeply furrowed, and 
consists of large flakes, useless for tanning purposes. It, however, cuts solid, and 
its general appearance would lead one to suppose that it is richer than it is. 
Timber. —Wood hard, heavy, tough, and dark-red. It is very durable. Some 
years ago Mr. W. Baeuerlen reported to me as follows :— 
“A Brunswick River farmer showed me two rails on the bank of a creek where they have often 
been subjected to floods. Those two rails he himself put in twenty-three years ago, and the tree which 
furnished the rads had then been lying on the ground either five or seven years, the farmer is not quite 
sure which. However, the other day we took a splinter off one of the rails and found it as sound as ever. 
Its ornamental appearance, the durability of its timber, and its occurrence in open and rather poor country, 
as well as in higher situations amongst rocks, should make this species especially adapted for cultivation.” 
Size. —Usually a medium-sized tree, but it sometimes attains a large size. 
Mr. W. Baeuerlen reported tome that at Moonambah, Brunswick Biver, N.S.W., lie 
bad seen it attain a height of 60-S0 feet, a diameter of 18 inches. An old farmer 
told him that the tree was formerly more plentiful, and that there used to be trees 
2 feet in diameter ! 
Habitat. —The type came from Bowen, Queensland. It occurs in northern 
New South Wales and central and northern Queensland, and is also found in 
Kimberley, North-west Australia (W. Y. Fitzgerald). Connecting localities should 
be looked for. 
It is rather plentiful on the Itichmond and Brunswick Bivers, New South 
Wales. The most southerly locality from which I have seen it is South Woodburn, 
Itichmond liiver, and it should be further searched for. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE 103. 
a. Flowering twig. 
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b. An individual flower bud. 
c. A single flower. 
d. Flower, opened out, showing— 
(a) Calyx. 
( b ) Corolla. 
(c) Stamens. 
( d) Pistil. 
E. Pods from Brunswick River, N.S.W. 
f. Pods, showing seeds, from Brisbane, Queensland 
g. Seed. 
