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Aboriginal Name. —Mr. Moore, in sending the specimens just referred to, 
gives the aboriginal name “ Ullagal Mabbie ” as in use on the Clarence and 
Richmond for this tree. 
Leaves. —Mr. Moore speaks of its sparse, shining, light green foliage. 
Fruit. — Whitish to yellowish when ripe. The late Mr. Charles Moore 
speaks of this tree with a “ large pomegranate-like fruit, which is borne in great 
abundance.” 
The fruits strongly resemble those of E. globosa (see plate 13b, Part XXXVI), 
the only difference being in size. 
Bark. —Rough and corky (J. L. Boorman). 
Timber. —Mr. Moore, the original discoverer of this tree in 1861, said 
“ timber not used.” 
The timber when fresh is yellowish and fissile. It is toughislr, “ fuzzy ” to 
cut, and displays very little figure. 
A very hard wood, not a good outside timber (G. Tingcombe). 
Mr. Bailey speaks of its wood as of a grey colour, close-grained, and firm ; 
useful for many purposes. 
Size.— On the Comboyne, about 80 feet high and 3 feet in diameter 
(G. Tingcombe). 
A small tree of 30-40 feet, with a girth of 2-3 feet, at Coff’s Harbour 
(J. L. Boorman). 
Habitat.— New South Wales. —Clarence and Richmond Rivers (Becklev, 
C. Moore). (B.E1. v, 302.) 
The type came from the Clarence River—or, rather, Clarence and Richmond 
Rivers—in open brush forests, where it “is general.” We have a specimen 
growing in the Botanic Gardens, Sydney. 
It has been received from the Comboyne from Mr. George Tingcombe, also 
from Coff’s Harbour (Mr. A. H. Lawrence). 
The Comboyne locality brings this species a good deal further to the south. 
Bailey, speaking of Queensland, says that “it is common along creek-sides 
in southern localities,” but does not quote specific places. 
It is a brush-forest tree—and such trees are the most difficult of all trees to 
discriminate. 
Propagation. —The cultivation of this tree appears desirable, if only 
because of the large, handsome, yellowish, spherical fruit, borne (in its native 
habitat) in great profusion. 
