Decumbent, diffuse, glabrous suffrutex, up to 0.5 m in height. Leaves phyllodinous, acicular, articulated near the middle; 2 to 3 per 10 mm length of stem; stipules absent. In-florescences terminal, 90-240 mm long rachis furrowed; flowers numerous (up to 46 flowers per inflorescence), sparse (2 to 3 per 10 mm length of rachis), relatively small (5-8 mm long); pedicel 1-3 mm long. Bract lanceolate, acute, 1-2 mm long. Bracteoles triangular, acute, ±1 mm long. Calyx 3-5 mm long, tube 1.5-2.5 mm long, lobes 1.0-2.5 mm long; sub-equally lobed but the upper lateral sinuses much wider than the medial sinus and the lower lateral sinuses; up to 4.5 mm long; lobes deltoid, tips minutely pubescent inside. Standard ovate, 4-6 x 3.5-5.0 mm; apex obtuse; claw 1.5-2.5 mm long. Wings oblong, as long as or longer than the keel, 5.0-7.5 x 2-3 mm, with 4-6 rows of sculpturing if present; apex obtuse; claws 1.5-2.5 mm long. Keel rostrate, not twisted, 5-7 x 2-5 mm, usually with pockets; claws 1.5-2.5 mm long. Carpel short-stipitate; ovary 4-6 x 0.5-0.7 mm, linear; ovules relatively many (8 to 12); style 1.5-2.5 mm long, curved upwards. Pods linear, straight or slightly falcate, not narrowly winged on the upper suture, up to 65 x±4 mm; stipe 5-18 mm long; dehiscent; flat; fruit wall thin, membranous. Seeds oblong-reniform, 3.2 x 2.1 mm, rugose, light pink to light brown; hilum reddish brown.
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Decumbent shrublet to 40 cm. Leaves simple, terete, articulated near centre. Flowers yellow, wings as long as or longer than keel. Pods long-stipitate, dehiscent, thin-walled.
A herb. The flowers are small and less than 8 mm. The fruit are long narrow pods.
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