The lanceolate leaflets of the compound Mundulea sericea leaves have short leaflet stalks (petiolules), as well as short leaf stalks (petioles). Covered in pale grey, silky hairs, the lower leaflet surfaces are even paler than the upper ones, the midribs protruding below (Coates Palgrave, 2002; Van Wyk and Van Wyk, 1997).