Aspalathus dianthopora E.Phillips

An erect, branched shrub 0.6-2 m tall, often with rounded shape. Old branches light greyish; young branches light yellow, partly glabrous (glabrescent), minutely pubescent towards the tips. Leaflets linear, (3-5)6-12 mm long, 0.5-1.2 mm thick, subterete or adaxially slightly canaliculate, straight or nearly so, acute-mucronulate, pale or dull green. Inflorescences on lateral peduncle-like branches longer than 10 mm, one-flowered or 2-3-flow-ered, then forming sparse racemes. Bract not fused to the pedicel, linear-oblong, 1-2.3 mm long, subobtuse. Pedicel 1-2 mm long, glabrous. Bracteoles 1-2.2 mm long. Calyx campanulate, glabrous, smooth; lobes narrowly triangular, 2-3 mm long, acuminate. Petals light or bright yellow or partly to largely pale purplish. Standard blade 8-9 x 9-10 mm, apically rounded, pubescent on distal-apical third or more of the back. Wing blades 6-7 x 2.5-3 mm, with 3-4 rows of ±5 minute folds each on the basal upper parts. Keel blades 6-7 x 3.5-4 mm, glabrous, obtuse, with rather prominent basal bulge. Pistil glabrous or with some pubescence on upper-basal part of ovary; ovules 2. Pod broadly lanceolate or narrowly ovate, 13-17 x 5.5-7 mm.