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Stipular spines, to 6(8) cm \u2014shorter than the leaves\u2014, paired, divergent, straight, narrow, white or grey. Leaves 4-8 cm, alternate, pinnate, with petiole up to 1 cm, and rachis with 3-6(8) pairs of pinnae \u2014with 1 gland at the insertion of the upper pinnae\u2014, each with (8)10-20(25) pairs of leaflets 3-6 \u00d7 0.75-1.5 mm, oblong, rounded at the apex, subsessile, glabrous or ciliate on the margins, a dark green. Inflorescences in spherical capitula, 10-15 mm in diameter, axillary, solitary or in fascicles of 2-3(5), pedunculate \u2014peduncle up to 3.5 cm\u2014, with numerous minute flowers, bright yellow. Calyx <em>c. <\/em>2 mm, with puberulous teeth. Corolla 3.5-4 mm. Stamens numerous. Pod 7-22 cm \u00d7 3-10 mm, linear, pendulous, curved, \u00b1 constricted between the seeds, chestnut in colour, glabrous, dehiscent with 6-10 seeds. 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