Distribution and habitat: Found in Western Ghats, Nilgiris, Annamalai's, and hills of Southern Kerala

Botany: A much branched woody climber trailing up the branches of trees and over rocks rooting like ivy. 

• Leaves: Elliptic-ovate or lanceolate, obtusely caudate- acuminate, acute at base, 3-5 ribbed with another pair a little higher up and shortly petioled.
• Fruits  :Fruiting spikes globose, male spike very slender 5-7.5 cm long.
• Seeds  : Small ovoid or globose, 1-seeded berries with globose seeds.

Uses: Useful against bronchitis, anorexia, dyspepsia, asthma