Evergreen tree to 10-15 m tall, branched trunk with rounded crown and gentle weeping branches. Leaves pinnately compound without terminal leaflets, 14-34 cm long, each leaf with c. 6-8 leaflets, young leaves pendent and pinkish coppery coloured. Inflorescence on terminal pendulous racemes with 20-26 flowers. Flowers with 5 petals, asymmetric, red to crimson with the largest petal erect with yellow patch at the apex. The pod is flattened and woody, red with pale yellow patches ripening brown, 11-20 cm long.