The trunk has buttress structure at the base and its bole is straight and cylindrical. The bark is smooth when young and this wood varies from light reddish or yellowish brown to rich dark red. It is a deciduous tree that sheds its leaves during summer. Generally, it has 5 to 7 pairs of leaflets, each leaflets varies from 7 to 13 cm long and 3 to 5 cm wide with an apical leaflet. Leaves pinnate, smooth, upper portion shiny, brownish or purplish.
Flowers are panicles at the branch tip and leaf bases.