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Subshrub
ca 1 m tall; leaves alternate, twice pinnately compound, even
pinnate; petiole/rachis bearing an extrafloral nectary between bases of proximal
pinnae; leaflets oblong; inflorescence axillary, a powderpuff-like
cluster; flowers white, dominated by the long-exserted stamens;
legume fruits flat, elongate.
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