Tree 4–12(–20) m tall; ends of twigs densely covered with persistent stipule-bases. Leaves usually 2–4 together at the ends of the twigs, 8–10 cm long; leaflets 9–15, subopposite, elliptic-oblong, 20–30 x 9–14 mm, puberulous on both surfaces. Racemes many-flowered, 5–11 cm long, short-pedunculate. Calyx silky pubescent, 5–6 mm long, divided to just above the middle into lanceolate lobes. Petals 5–6 mm long, white, notched at the apex. Pod narrowly oblong, c. 3–4 cm long, bluntly pointed, appressed pubescent.