A corpulent tree, with flexible and spiny branches, 8 to 14 meters tall. It has caducous leaves, divided into 13 to 20 linear folios, with full length of 10 to 20 cm , yellowish green. It's flowers, in turn, have dense tassels 6 to 12 cm long; 5 joined sepals, 5 free petals and 10 stamens. Flowers from October to December. The fruit is a bent pod, large, 4 to 10 cm long. Native from Peru, Argentina, and Chile.

Family: Fabáceas

Distribution: Found in poor soils of the central valley, between Coquimbo and Colchagua.