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Inflorescence compact in flower, exceeded by the upper leaves, elongating after flowering to 15 cm; bracts not conspicuous, falling early, 5–6 × 1–3 mm, ovate to lanceolate, acute, brown tomentose; pedicels 7–15 mm long, less shortly tomentose.
Calyx 7–10 mm long, densely shortly greyish or brownish pubescent, teeth about equalling the campanulate part, the two upper teeth joined for most of their length to form a broad triangle with only the terminal 1 mm free.
Petals 20–24 mm long, purple; standard rounded to emarginate, truncate at the base; lower margin of keel curved through c.90°.
Pods 70–80 × c.7 mm, densely brown tomentose when young, rather thinly tomentose when mature.
Ovary appressed-pubescent; style pubescent.
Young branches shortly brown tomentose.
Shrub up to 3 m or more high.
Stamen tube c.16 mm long.
Seeds 7–10.
