Glochidion subsessile N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab. in Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Pl. Sci.) 92: 359. 1983. G. andamanicum sensu C.E.Parkinson, Forest Fl. Andaman Isl. 235. 1923, non Kurz, 1873.

Trees, 5 - 7 m tall, entirely glabrous. Leaves oblong to elliptic-oblong or sometimes obovate to oblong-oblanceolate, unequal at base, apiculate to acuminate at apex, 3.5 - 12 x 2 - 5.5 cm, thinly coriaceous or sometimes chartaceous, glossy; lateral nerves 5 - 8 pairs; petioles 2 - 5 mm long. Inflorescences mixed. Male flowers: pedicels 8 - 15 mm long; sepals oblong to obovate or triangular, 1.5 - 3 x 0.7 - 1.5 mm; anthers 5 or 6, ca 1 mm long. Female flowers: pedicels absent or up to 1.5 mm long; sepals oblong to ovate, 1 - 2.5 x 0.5 - 1.3 mm, ovary subglobose, 0.8 - 1 x 1 - 1.3 mm, 5 or 6-locular; style columnar, sometimes tapering towards base, 2 - 3.2 x 0.5 - 0.8 mm; lobes 5 or 6, bilobulate at apex. Fruits depressed-subglobose, 5 - 8 x 14 - 18 mm, 5 or 6- locular, lobed with the lobes rounded to bilobulate, smooth; pedicels 0.5 - 3 mm long.

Fl. & Fr. Feb. - July.

Distrib. India: Evergreen hill forests, up to 300 m, common. Andaman Islands. Endemic.

Uses. An extract of the bark is reported to have antitumor properties.