Bolusia acuminata (Dc.) Polhill

Erect to procumbent perennial herb, 0.2-0.3 m high. Leaves predominantly 1-foliolate, basal ones sometimes digitately 3-foliolate. Leaflets variable in shape, usually linear to narrowly elliptic, (15-)17-45(-55) x 3-11(-13) mm, apex usually acute to acuminate, sometimes the basal ones broadly obovate to broadly oblong with rounded apices, glabrous above, densely silky below; petiole 5-10(-12) mm long, densely silky; stipules lanceolate to narrowly ovate, (2-)4-7 x 2-4 mm, acuminate, not dentate or rarely with 1-2 small teeth. Inflorescences leaf-opposed or terminal, short, racemose, with 1-3(-5) flowers; rachis (15-)20-35 mm long; peduncle 10-20 mm long; bracts small, linear, 2-4 mm long, silky; bracteoles small, linear, 0.5-1.0 mm long, silky. Flowers 8-10 mm long, yellow. Calyx 5-8 mm long, tube markedly shorter than the lobes. Standard claw ±1 mm; lamina ± 7.5 x 10.5 mm, with hairs along the dorsal midrib. Wing claw ± 2 mm; lamina ±8.5 x 5 mm. Keel ±28 x 1 mm. Androecium as long as the keel. Ovary ±5 mm long. Pods 18-24 mmx 5-8 mm, smooth, dehiscent. Seeds brown, ±3.0 x 2.5 mm, distinctly verrucose.