leaves bi-tri-jugate, leaflets alternate, oblong or obovate, coriaceous, reticulated, glabrous; (young) petioles and inflorescence velvetty; panicle dense, its branches corymbose; calyx puberulous, its two upper lobes broadly oblong, obtuse, three lower narrow, acute; legumes broadly lanceolate, netted with veins, rusty-pubescent. A tree. Bark dark-coloured. Common petiole 2–3 inches long, at first densely pubescent, afterwards subglabrous, bearing 5 or 7 alternate leaflets, each about 1 1/2 inch long, 3/4 inch wide, netted on each side and glossy. Panicles terminal and axillary, much branched, the branches fasciculato-corymbose. Flowers not 2 lines long. Legumes 1 1/2–1 3/4 inch long, 6–8 lines wide, acute, tapering at base into a short stipe, strongly netted in the middle. Leaflets much larger and fewer than in the other S. African species.
