The species is an erect or straggling shrub with wiry stems
which usually grows to a height of between 1 to 2 metres. The
leaves are opposite with very short, almost unnoticeable
petioles. The leaf surface has a pronounced reticulation of
veins on the surface and is dark green above and lighter below.
The leaf size ranges from 2 to 5 cm in length and 1 to 2.3 cm in
width. The flowers appear in spring, between September and
November in their native range. These are orange-yellow with a
red centre, with red markings in the centre, on the tip of the
keel and on the back of the standard. and are supported by a
long stalk which is covered by hairs and arises from the leaf
axil. The pods which follow are flat, glabrous or hairy and
about 2 to 4 cm in length. - New South Wales Flora Online:
Platylobium formosum Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust,
Sydney, Australia - Costermans, L. (1981). Native Trees and
Shrubs of South-eastern Australia. Australia: Rigby. ISBN
072701403x. - "Platylobium formosum". Australian Pla