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Leguminosae
Common names
Lancewood.
Characteristics
Tree with upright straight trunk; bark dark grey or grey-brown, finely furrowed;
leaves grey-green, narrow, slightly curved, borne mainly on the topmost
branches; flowers yellow, in spikes. Grows in dense scrubs on rather stony
soils (such as the flat tops of mesas) in the 375- to 625-mm rainfall belt.
The leaves are eaten fairly readily, though local differences in palatability
are reported. The trunks are not suitable for fence posts but make excellent
rails when used out of the ground (Everist, 1969).
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