Tree 6–18 m. high, with umbrella-shaped crown; bark smooth, grey, with the outer surface peeling off and papery.. Leaves with (1–, fide Roti-Michelozzi)2–5 pairs of pinnae; leaflets (4–)6–15 pairs, elliptic-oblong, 1–3.5 cm. long, 0.45–2 cm. wide, rounded at apex, minutely appressed-puberulous on both surfaces.. Inflorescences of 4–9-flowered racemes, minutely and thinly puberulous (including the calyces outside).. Petals: the upper one 4.2–5.5 cm. long, 1.8–2.2 cm. wide, oblanceolate or obovate, bright yellow; the lateral and lower ones ± 2.8–3.5 cm. long and 1.5–2.2 cm. wide, with a more rounded or somewhat rhombic lamina, white; all, especially the upper one, ± distinctly tapering and pointed at apex.. Stamen-filaments 3–4 cm. long.. Ovary glabrous or nearly so, except for some pubescence on stipe and margins.. Pods 15–24 cm. long, 2.5–3.5 cm. wide.. Fig. 3/6, 7.
Commiphora-Acacia deciduous bushland; white limestone slopes with shallow soil; valleys on steep rocky slopes; escarpment edge with granite, gneisses and schist exposed; white or yellowish sandy or loamy soils; at elevations from 300-1,080 metres.
Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
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