Philenoptera sutherlandii (Harv.) Schrire

A very large forest tree with a dense crown, up to 20 m or occasionally up to 35 m in height. Bark: pale yellowish grey, smooth, finely flaking; trunks of large specimens buttressed and often coppicing at the base; young growth with dense rusty hairs, branches smooth and grey. Leaves: 10-30 cm long, with 3 or 4 pairs of opposite leaflets plus the terminal one; leaflets 2-5 x 0.6-2 cm, hairless, dark green, lateral veins looping to the margin; apex and base tapering; petiolules and petiole present. Flowers: deep pink to purple, pea-shaped, in lax terminal sprays up to 15 cm long; calyx, buds and stalks covered with golden brown, velvety hairs. Fruit: a large, flat, woody, light brown, velvety pod, up to 12 cm long, hanging from the branches, conspicuous, dehiscent while still on the tree, (but the old pods may remain on the tree longer).