Drypetes ellisii S.P.Mathew & Chakrab. in J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 14: 623, f. 1. 1990; Chakrab. et al. in J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 21: 261. 1997.

Trees, ca 10 m tall; branchlets glabrous. Leaves elliptic to oblong, subobtuse to subacute at base, entire along margins, acute to acuminate at apex, 11 - 16.5 x 4 - 5.5 cm, thinly coriaceous, glabrous, glossy; lateral nerves 8 - 9 pairs; petioles 9 - 11 mm long, pulvinate at apex, mostly geniculate. Flowers: not seen. Fruits axillary, solitary or in pairs, subglobose to obovoid, 12 - 13 mm in diam., glossy, smooth, glabrous, thin-walled, pale brown when dry, 1-locular, 1-seeded; disc annular; pedicels 5 - 7 mm long, glabrous.

Fr. April - June.

Distrib. India: Inland hill forests, at about 200 m altitude, rare. Andaman Islands.

Endemic.