Shrub or small tree to a few metres high, sparsely to densely golden-pubescent or glabrescent. Leaves 5–10 cm long including a channelled petiole 10–30 mm long; stipules acicular, ± persistent; leaflets in (2–) 3–5 (–6) pairs spaced 6–10 mm apart, oblong to obovate, 20–50 (–60) mm long, 7–15 mm wide, increasing distally, obtuse to emarginate; glands 1–3, between the lowest leaflet pairs, stipitate. Inflorescence of 4–10 flowers, in upper axils; peduncle 30–50 mm long; pedicels 20–30 mm long; bracts ± persistent. Petals 10–15 mm long. Fertile stamens 10; filaments subequal, 1-2 mm long, or 1 longer; anthers subequal, 5–7 mm long. Pod flat, 10–15 cm long, c. 10 mm wide, slightly curved, entire. Seeds glossy, with a linear areole.