Acacia aulacocarpa

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Acacia aulacocarpa

Description

Slender tree 15-35(-39) m high, bole 12-21 m, d.b.h. 25-90 cm. Branchlets angular, rarely glutinous. Flowers (pale) yellow or light greenish cream, pentamerous, bisexual. Stamens 2.5-3 mm. Ovary 0.5 mm, scurfy or puberulous. Seeds transverse, in separate compartments, elliptic-oblong, c. 5-5.5 by 2.5 mm;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: New Guinea present, E Australia present, N part of Northern Territory present, Queensland south to Richmond R present
E Australia (Queensland south to Richmond R., N part of Northern Territory); in Malesia: New Guinea.

Uses

Wood reputed for its durability; used for building posts.

Citation

Pedley 1975 – In: Contr. Qld. Herb.: 16
Verdc. 1979: Manual New Guin. Legum.: 163
Pedley 1978 – In: Austrobaileya: 148