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Leaflets 3, 1–4 × 1–4.5 cm, the terminal one oblate, the laterals obliquely rhombic-ovate, rounded to very slightly acute at the apex, often very shortly mucronate, appressed pubescent on both surfaces and with a few scattered gland based hairs, sometimes slightly bullate or venation impressed above, at least near the margins, save in a few Namibian specimens, prominent beneath and often tinged reddish when dry; petiole 1.5–4 cm long and rhachis 5–15 mm long, both hairy as in the stems; stipules 4 × 2.5 mm, narrowly ovate, pubescent.
Perennial herb, up to 0.5 m high. Stems procumbent or climbing. Leaves with terminal leaflet circular to broadly circular or broadly obovate, 10-35 x 12-46 mm, leaflets (especially young ones) densely velvety pubescent; petioles 10-50 mm long; stipules triangular, up to 5 mm long, striate. Flowers: calyx ± 7 mm long; corolla pale yellow with rusty red lines on back; Dec.-Mar. Pods pale brown, obovate-oblong, 20-50 x 10 mm, finely puberulous and with scattered yellow glandular-based hairs; seeds shiny, purplish.
Standard yellow with a few streaks of red or white and green, 7–8 × 5.5–6 mm, obovate, glabrous, with claw c. 2 mm long; keel dark near the tip at least when dry.
Trailing herb; stems very pale, up to 60 cm long, finely pubescent with short hairs and with longer sticky yellow glandular-based hairs.
Inflorescences held erect, axillary and terminal, 7–19 cm long, 3–12-flowered; pedicels c. 1 mm long; bracts resembling the stipules.
Pods pale brown, 2–5 × 1 cm, obovate-oblong, finely puberulous and with scattered yellow glandular-based hairs.
Calyx pubescent and with longer glandular-based hairs; tube c. 1 mm long; lobes 4–7 × 1–2 mm, lanceolate.
Seeds shiny, purplish, 5–6.3 × 4–4.2 × 1.8 mm, compressed, ellipsoid.
