 The mature tree typically has a straight trunk, up to 40 meters tall and 80 cm wide, that branches out only near the top.The bark is smooth and gray-green except by the scars left by fallen leaves.The leaves are bipinnate, a metre or more in length, with a green stem and 30–50 opposite pinnae, each with 40–60 leaflets 2–3 cm long; they are clustered near the end of the branches, and fall off completely in the dry season.