Connarus parameswaranii Ramamurthy et Rajan in J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 85: 390 - 391. 1988.

Lianas; branches spreading, densely stellate-plumose, brownish velvetty, greyish on maturity, warted and lenticelled. Leaves 1 - 2-jugate; rachis 5 - 13 cm long, brownish velvetty; leaflets ovate to obovate, 4 - 14 x 3 - 7 cm, apex abruptly acuminate, base rounded, rarely narrow, coriaceous, leathery; nerves 4 - 7 pairs, ascending, jointed near the margin with inconspicuous reticulation above, distinct in abaxial surface, midrib brownish hairy; petiolules 3 - 4 mm long, densely tomentose. Panicles 16 - 17 cm long, terminal, brownish velvetty with numerous flowers; bracts subulate, lanceolate, densely pubescent on outer surface only. Sepals linear, 4 - 5 x 1 - 2 mm, connate at the base, persistent. Petals linear, 4 - 5 x 1 - 2 mm long, glabrous. Stamens 10, connate at the base, epipetalous with short filaments. Pistil 1; ovary hairy; style slender; stigma capitate. Follicles ellipsoid, oblique, inflated, stipitate, beaked; pericarp brownish tomentose within. Seed solitary, arillate at the base.

Fl. & Fr. : Jan. - May.

Distrib. India : Kerala.