▁South ▁Wales ▁to ▁the ▁Mc Il w ra ith ▁Range ▁in ▁far ▁north ▁Queensland ▁( 1 3 ° ▁S ). ▁ ▁The ▁habitat ▁of ▁the ▁m utton wood ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁edges ▁of ▁rain for ests ▁of ▁various ▁types ; ▁including ▁tropical , ▁sub - t rop ical , ▁warm ▁temper ate ▁and ▁litt oral ▁rain for est . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁A ▁small ▁tree ▁to ▁around ▁ 1 5 ▁metres ▁tall ▁and ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 0   cm ▁in ▁stem ▁diameter . ▁Notice able ▁for ▁the ▁dense , ▁dark ▁fol i age ▁and ▁attract ive ▁blue ▁fruit . ▁ ▁The ▁tr unk ▁is ▁straight ▁and ▁mostly ▁cyl ind rical . ▁The ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁tree ▁is ▁not ▁but tr essed . ▁B ark ▁is ▁grey ▁or ▁brown , ▁somewhat ▁c ork y ▁and ▁rough ▁with ▁various ▁irregular ities ; ▁such ▁as ▁horizontal ▁lines ▁and ▁vertical ▁cra cks . ▁ ▁Le aves ▁are ▁pract ically ▁sess ile , ▁the ▁leaf ▁stal ks ▁less ▁than ▁ 5   mm ▁long . ▁Le aves ▁alternate , ▁to oth ed ▁on ▁young ▁plants , ▁w avy ▁ed ged ▁and ▁relatively ▁st iff . ▁Re verse ▁lance olate ▁to ▁ob long ▁or ▁egg ▁sh aped ; ▁ 3 ▁to ▁ 8   cm ▁long , ▁not ▁usually ▁with ▁a ▁tip ▁at ▁the ▁point . ▁Le af ▁ve ins ▁are ▁raised ▁and ▁notice able ▁on ▁both ▁surfaces . ▁ ▁C ream ▁flowers ▁form ▁in ▁clusters ▁along ▁the ▁ends ▁of ▁branches . ▁ 2   mm ▁long ▁flowers