Descr. A shrub, of rather robust growth, with erect, 
subangular, smooth branches. Phyllodia lanceolate-ob- 
long, and frequently of a narrow, lanceolate outline, from 
four to six inches in length, falcate, striate, with several 
(more usually three) well-marked nerves, extending 
throughout their whole length, tapering to the base, near 
which, the upper margin is furnished with an oblong gland ; 
the base itself being swollen and articulated. Peduncle 
very short, solitary, axillary, bearing a pale-yellow head of 
flowers, and with the younger phyllodia clothed with a 
grey scale-like process. Calyx five-cleft, each segment 
obtuse, ciliated. Corolla of five petals, each oblong-ovate, 
bluntish, erect. Stamens many, much shorter than the 
style. 
Fig. 1. Flower :—magnified. 
