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Corolla 2.5-3.2 cm, papilionoid, intense yellow. Androecium diadelphous. Ovary sessile. Pods 3-4.5 \u00d7 0.7-0.8 cm, arranged in stellate groups, cylindrical, compact and smooth, slightly curved and ending in a beak 5-8 mm, white tomentose, with 10-20 seeds. 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