Aspidopterys jainii Srivastava in J. Jap. Bot. 59( 11): 329. 1984.

Climbers; branches glabrous. Leaves lanceolate, obtuse at base, acuminate at apex 7 - 17 x 1 - 5 cm, glabrous; petioles ca 2 cm long, glabrous. Panicles compound, shorter than leaves, pubescent when young, glabrescent when mature; bracts foliaceous; bracteoles acute, ca 1 - 5 mm long; pedicels 1.5 - 1.8 cm long (in fruits), articulate above middle, glabrous. Samaras ecristate, membranous, ovate or elliptic, narrower at apex, 2 - 3.5 x 1.3 - 2.2 cm, glabrous, brown.

Fl. & Fr. Aug. - Oct.

Distrib. India: In hills at an altitude of ca 900 m. Meghalaya (Mahadeo hills).

Endemic and rare.