velutina (Wight) Müll.Arg. in DC., Prodr. 15(2): 1245. 1866; Chakrab. & N. P. Balakr. in J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 32: 603. 2008. Dalechampia velutina Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. t. 1881. 1852; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 467. 1888.

Tam. Maasu-kodi, Pulival-kodi.

Evergreen twinning climbers, climbing up to 6 m, with stinging hairs; petioles 3 - 8 cm long; male sepals 6.

Fl. & Fr. Dec. - March.

Distrib. India: Moist hilly tracts, wayside thickets, roadside clearings on hills, up to 2000 m altitude. Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

Endemic.