Rourea mimosoides (Vahl) Planehon in Linnaea 23: 420. 1850; Leenh. in Fl. Males. Ser. 1, 5: 517. 1958. Connarus mimosoides Vahl, Symb. 3: 87. 1794. R. villosa Planehon. in Linnaea 23: 422. 1850; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 48. 1876; R. concolor Blume in Mus. Bot. 1: 264. 1850; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 49. 1876. R. similis Blume in Mus. Bot. 1: 264. 1850; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 49. 1876. R. wallichiana Planehon in Linnaea 23: 421. 1850; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 49. 1876.

Large lianas, up to 50 m tall, rarely an erect shrub with drooping branches; branch lets velvety tomentose. Leaves 10 - 25-jugate; petiole, rchis and petiolules pubescent; leaflets elliptic to oblong, 1.5 - 3.5 x 0.5 - 1.5 cm, apex emarginate or obtuse, base cordate to subcordate, slightly oblique, chartaceous, upper surface shining, lower surface dull and minutely papilose, midrib deeply sunken above; nerves 2 - 10 pairs, inconspicuous, looped and joined; petiolules up to 0.5 mm long. Inflorescence axillary, each consisting of usually 3 narrow panicles, central one up to 10 cm long, lateral ones shorter, densely hairy, many-flowered. Sepals 1.5 - 2 mm long, hairy. Petals 3 - 5 mm long. Fruits narrowly ellipsoid, curved, 1 - 1.5 x 0.5 cm.

Fl. & Fr. : Jan. - Dec.

Distrib. India : Andaman & Nieobar Islands.

Cambodia, Malesia, Myanmar and Thailand