A small tree (8 - 11 m tall with a short trunk) from the central wheatbelt region of Western Australia, rainfall 300 - 400 mm. It is very tolerant of drought, saline soils and wind.
It occurs in woodland in association with narrow leaved mallee (Eucalyptus foecunda), paperbarks (Melaleuca spp) and saltbushes (Chenopodium spp).
The wood is tough, dense and straight grained, but has never been common enough to be of commercial value.