Common Name(s): Yarran

Scientific Name: Acacia homalophylla

Distribution: Australia

Average Dried Weight: 79.6 lbs/ft³ (1,275 kg/m³)

Janka Hardness: 4,470 lb_f (19,870 N)*

*Estimated hardnessbased on specific gravity

Comments: The species name is sometimes spelled without the “h”—i.e., omalophylla. Yarran is a small tree yielding very dense, dark brown timber. The wood was used by aboriginals to make spears, clubs, boomerangs, and other primitive weapons.