Aspidopterys tomentosa (Blume) A. Juss. var. hutchinsonii (Haines) Srivastava in J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 81(3): 728. 1984. A. hutchinsonii; Haines in Bull. Misc. Inform. 1920: 66-67. 1920.

Climbers. Leaves elliptic-obovate, rounded at base, cuspidate at apex, 8 - 10 x 7 - 8 cm, glabrous above, tomentose beneath; petioles ca 2 cm long, tomentose. Panicles lateral, 12 - 28 cm long, rusty-tomentose. Floral buds oblong, ca 3 x 2 mm; pedicels ca 15 mm long, articulate below middle at about 3 mm from base,sparsely pubescent above articulation. Calyx-lobes ovate, acute, ca 1 mm long, glabrous above. Petals oblong or elliptic-oblong, 4.5 - 5 mm long. Filaments ca 2 mm long; anthers oblong, 1 - 1.5 x 0.5 - 0.75 mm. Ovary glabrous; styles ca 3 mm long. Samaras ovate, rounded at base, deeply notched at apex, wavy at basal margins, 2.8 - 3 x 2.2 - 2.5 cm, pale brown; cristae ca 12 x 3 mm; carpophore acuminate, ca 5 mm long.

Fl. Dec. - Feb.; Fr. April - June.

Distrib. India: 650-1000 m, Orissa (Mayurbhanj hills).

Endemic.

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