Miliusa andamanica (King) Finet & Gagnepain in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 53(4): 151. 1906.Phaeanthus andamanicus King in J. Asiat. Soc. Beng. 61(2): 122. 1892 & in Ann. R. Bot. Gard. Calc. 4: 153, t. 201A. 1893.

Undershrubs; branches reddish. Leaves elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, slightly narrowed at base, acuminate at apex, 13 - 15.5 x 5 - 6 cm, glabrous; petioles 4 - 5 mm long, glabrous. Flowers bisexual, solitary, rarely in pairs, extra-axillary; pedicels 1 - 1.5 cm long, glabrous with a few small pubescent bracts at the base. Sepals 3, very small, semi-orbicular, persistent. Petals 6 (3 + 3); outer petals slightly larger than the sepals; inner ones united at base, broadly ovate, subacute, 15 x 6 mm, thin, sparsely pubescent. Stamens numerous, ca 1 mm long; filaments prominent; connectives apiculate at top. Carpels many, linear-oblong, curved, ca 3 mm long, pubescent; ovules 2 in each; style linear, curved; stigma flat. Ripe carpels many, subglobose, ca 1.5 cm long, 2 - 3 cm across, glabrous; stalk slender, 8 - 10 mm long. Seeds 2 in each, plano-convex, pale.

Fl. May - June; Fr. Nov. - Dec.

Distrib. India: Evergreen forests, up to 100 m. Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Endemic.