Xylia

Trees, unarmed. Leaves 2-pinnate, with 1 pair of pinnae. Petiole bearing a gland at its apex at the junction of the solitary pair of pinnae. Pinnae opposite; lflts opposite. Inflorescence a spherical head, solitary, paired or grouped in a raceme. Flowers male or bisexual. Calyx and corolla 5-lobed. Stamens 10. Anthers with a caducous apical gland. Pod flattened, thick and woody, dehiscing from the apex downwards into 2 recurving valves.

Xylia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Mainland Southeast Asia.