A small slender tree with flattened crown. Bark greenish, covered with greenish-yellow or orange-red, powdery meal; young branches are covered with brown glands. Leaves with 3–6 pairs of pinnae, each carrying 10–16 pairs of leaflets.Flowers bright yellow with strong spicy smell in a capitate inflorescence. Fruit is a linear dehiscent pod.
Nile Valley North of Nubia (Location: Aswan).
Egypt, Sudan, Tropical East Africa, Southern Arabia.
Nile Banks and Islands.
Perennial.
Height: 6-12 m.
