| BRIEF DESCRIPTION Highly variable, from a shrub of 2-4 m on adverse sites to a tree of up to 30 m and a diameter of 1 m in lowland closed-forest situations. USES The wood can be used as fuel. The timber can be used for general purposes and cabinet work. The tree is suitable for low shelter and shade, and as an ornamental. It has a good potential for coastal plantings. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. COMMON NAMES Brewsters cassia, Leichhardt bean, Cigar cassia. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: Carthartocarpus brewsteri. Brewsters cassia occurs in eastern Queensland, Australia within the latitudinal range 17-26°S at elevations between sea level and 800 m. On inland sites, it is mainly found on alluvial plains and undulating lowlands. Elsewhere it occurs on slopes and crests of undulating to hilly country and tablelands. It withstand salt winds and it is relatively drought-resistant. Its capacity to produce root suckers have made it a weed in some pastoral areas. |
SOURCES (C. brewsteri (F. Muell.) F. Muell. ex Benth.)
Turnbull J 1986 pp 238-239 [TEMP, KTMP, RAIN, TEXT, DRA, DEP, FER, USE, SAL, LIMIT] |
