Rourea prainiana W.S. Talbot. For. Fl. Bombay Pres. Sind. 1: 368. 1909; Leenh. in Fl. Males. Ser. 1, 5: 520. 1938. Roureopsis scortechinii King in J. As. Soc. Bengal 66: 16. 1897. Santaloides prainianum Schellenb. in Engl., Das Pflanzenr. 103: 127. 1938.

Stout, evergreen, climbing shrubs; branches circinately coiled. glabrous. Leaves 3 - 6-jugate, glabrous; leaflets opposite or alternate, ob1ong-ovate, 5 - 8 x 1.5 - 3 cm; obtusely acuminate. usually obtuse at the base, coriaceous, surface glabrous. dull; nerves 4 - 6 pairs, reticulations obscure; petiolules 2 - 3 mm long. Inflorescence in fascicles of 4 - 5 panicles of equal length. Flowers small, long stalked. Sepals orbicular-ovate; outer surface thinly pubescent, inner surface glabrous, 1.7 - 2.5 cm. Petals obovate, ca 8 mm long. Stamens glabrous. Pistils glabrous; ovary ovoid-conical; stigma shortly lobed. Fruits elliptic-ovoid. 2.5 - 3 x 1 cm, acute, straight, dehiscing irregularly around the base. Seed 1, with aril.

Fl. & Fr. : Dec. - Aug.

Distrib. India: Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala.

Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Malay Peninsula.