Softly woody shrub up to 2 m. tall; stems often slightly zigzag, pubescent at first, then glabrescent.. Stipules filiform, pubescent, up to 18 mm. long; rhachis pubescent, up to 13 cm. long, including a petiole of ± 10 mm., prolonged 5–9 mm. beyond lateral leaflets; leaflets 11–23, with filiform stipellae 2–3 mm. long exceeding the petiolules, rather paler beneath than above, elliptic-lanceolate, pointed at the base, up to 25 mm. long and 11 mm. wide, sparsely silky pubescent on both surfaces.. Racemes densely many-flowered, pubescent, up to 11 cm. long including a peduncle of up to 15 mm.; bracts linear-lanceolate, up to 8 mm. long, out-topping the buds, pubescent, caducous; pedicels pubescent, 1.5 mm. long in flower, up to 3 mm. long and usually reflexed in fruit.. Calyx pubescent; lobes triangular, ± as long as the tube, the lower longer than the upper.. Corolla white puberulent outside; standard and keel pointed.. Stamens 13–15 mm. long.. Ovary glabrous, with ± 14 ovules.. Pod (immature) almost straight, up to 4 cm. long, glabrous.
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