Stem woody, variously branched, prostrate, white canescent when young. Leaf imparipinnately compound, leaflets (3)-5-7, c. 3-8 mm long, c. 2-3 mm broad, oblong-obovate, pubescent on both sides, mucronulate. Inflorescence a raceme, short peduncled, shorter than the leaf. Pedicel less than 1 mm long. Calyx c. 1.5-2.0 mm long, pubescent, teeth c. 1 mm long. Corolla scarlet. Vexillum c. 3 mm long. Fruit c. 5-10 mm long, c. 4-6 mm broad, straight, flat, pubescent, 2-5-seeded.

Fl .Per.: February.

Holotype: Yemen, Botta (P).

Distribution: Pakistan (Makran); Arabia; Aden; Yemen; Sinai; Ethiopia; Somaliland.