The leaf is a pinnate compound leaf, 10 to 18 cm long, with 3 to 9 pairs of leaflets, papery, ovate lanceolate or oblong, about 2 to 8.5 cm long and 1 to 4 cm wide. The apex of the leaf is gradually sharp, the base is round or wedge-shaped, and the edge has fine saw teeth.
One even pinnate compound leaf, 12 to 18 cm long, 6 to 14 leaflets, 3 to 8 cm long, 1.5 to 3.5 cm wide, obtuse or tapering at the apex, obliquely rounded or cuneate at the base, serrulate at the edge, hairless on the leaves.
The flower is yellow and white. It forms a raceme. The inflorescence is axillary or terminal. It is 5 to 14 cm long. The small flower is 9 to 10 mm in diameter. There are 4 petals. They are round and 4 to 5 mm long.
Acanthus raceme, flower has short peduncle, petal is elliptic, flower is yellow green.
