Aspalathus fourcadei L.Bolus

An erect, branched shrub of unknown size, probably 1-2 m tall, with the appearance of A. hirta. Young branches shortly tomentose. Leaflets needle-like, 5-12 mm long, straight, glabrous, spine-tipped. Inflorescences unifloral, on lateral short-shoots, often some together on the branch ends. Flowers rather large. Bract minute, subulate-acicular, 1-2 mm long, spine-tipped, puberulous on inner side. Pedicel 1.5-2.5 mm long, tomentose. Bracteoles 0.5-1 mm long. Calyx globose, wider than long, densely short-villous; lobes extremely short (1-2.2 mm), consisting mainly of a spinelet, 1-1.5 mm long. Petals yellow. Standard blade obovate, 12-13.5 x 12.5-13.5 mm, densely sericeous on the back, glabrous (or with sparse pubescence on the apical marginal parts of) on the front except for a basal tuft of hairs. Wing blades somewhat arched (rounded-falcate), 10.5-11.5 mm long, 3-5 mm broad, pubescent on the lower parts of basal half and on the upper basal part of the outside (and on part of the distal half of the inside). Keel rather rostrate, blades 9.2-10.5 x 4.5-5.7 mm, sericeous(-tomentose) on most parts except the apex. Pistil with dense sericeous pubescence only on the upper parts of the ovary and on the style base; ovules 2. Pods not seen.