When it blooms it produces axillary inflorescences with spherical flower-heads that have a diameter of around 5 mm (0.20 in) and contain 30 to 45 cream to pale yellow coloured flowers.

[1] It is found in tropical areas of Australis and South East Asia including Flores in Indonesia and in Timor.

[1] The species was first formally described by the botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1879 as a part of the work Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae.

It has a symbiotic relationship with some bacteria that form nodules on the roots and can fix nitrogen into the soil.

[2] As for most species of Acacia the bark contains quantities of tannins and are astringent and can be used to treat diarrhoea and dysentery.