Triumfetta repens (Blume) Merr. & Rolfe in Philipp. J. Sci. 3: 111.1908; Dagar & T. Chakrab. in Ind. J. For. 10: 68. 1987. Porpa repens Blume, Bijdr. 118. 1825.

Woody creepers, profusely rooting; stems stellate-hairy. Leaves up to 3 x 2 cm, elliptic to ovate-orbicular, broadly rounded to acute at base, rounded-obtuse at apex, shallowly dentate-serrate, chartaceous to coriaceous, densely stellate-pubescent on both surfaces; larger leaves 3 - 5-lobed, blackish green when dry; petioles 2 - 13 mm long, densely stellate-hairy. Flowers in 2 - 3-flowered, leaf-opposed cymes; peduncles 5 - 10 mm long, stellate-hairy; pedicels stellate-hairy. Sepals 5 - 6, 8 - 10 mm long, linear, recurved. Petals yellow, 5 - 6, 6 - 7 mm long, spathulate-oblanceolate, bearded near the base. Stamens many (28 - 36). Ovary ca 1.5 mm across; style ca 7 mm long, filiform, 3 - 4-fid. Capsules 1 - 1.5 cm across, globose, densely echinate, glabrous, black or dark brown when dry, 3 - 4-loculed; spines straight, glabrous.

Fl. April- May; Fr. Oct. - Nov.

Distrib. India: Occurs on sandy beaches. Andaman & Nicobar Islands(Car and Great Nocibar Islands).

Thailand, Cambodia, Malesia, N.E. Australia and Madagascar.