Fruticulus xerophyticus, ad 30 cm. altus, interdum fere aphyllus, ramis lateralibus patentibus saepe distiche dispositis ad 7.5 cm. longis vel rarissime fere abortivis laevibus inconspicue adpresse pubescentibus demum glabris pallide stramineis parce foliatis. Folia quinquefoliata, rarissime trifoliolata; petioli 2-4 mm. longi, ubique inconspicue adpresse pubescentes; foliola anguste oblanceolato-cuneata, rotundata aut recurvo-apiculata, superiora 3-6 mm. longa, infima ceteris paulo breviora, subtus parcissime adpresse pubescentia, deinde utrinque glabra, coriacea, viridescentia; stipulae singulae, falcato-lanceolatae, acutae, 1-2 mm. longae. Racemi oppositifolii aut axillares, circiter 10 mm. longi, 3-4-flori, rarius unifiori, floribus breviter pedicellatis pallide stramineis, bracteola subulata minutissima suffultis. Calyx ad 6 mm. longus, extra sericulus, mox glaber, dentibus superioribus anguste triangularibus longitudinis fere attingentibus 1 mm. longis, lobo antico deflexo subulato 3 mm. longo. Corolla glaberrima; vexillum in toto 10 mm. altum, lamina late elliptica 3.5 mm. lata utrinque paullulo angustata tunc e basi subito truncata, aliquando in unquern brevem attenuata; alae conduplicatae, fere rectae; limbi oblongi, 8 mm. longi, obtusi, e basi truncati, vix sagittati, ungui 2 mm. longo; carina in toto 10-11 mm. longa, limbo late naviculare fere 5 mm. lato obtuso basi valde saggitato aut obtuse auriculato. Stylus valde prorso curvatus, ovario dimidio brevior. Legumen breviter stipitatum, dolabriforme, 10-11 mm. longum, compressum, sericulum, 3-4-spermum.
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Prostrate shrub or shrublet, up to 0.15 m tall, woody basally. Leaves mainly 5-foliolate, leaflets oblanceolate to obovate, minutely hairy, petioles long, slender. Flowers 1-4, in congested racemes, yellow, calyx with upper and lateral lobes fused high up, minutely hairy to densely silky, petals ± glabrous, keel very broad. Pod distinctly stalked, oblong-obovate, slightly inflated, short.
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