Sivarajan & Indu Balachandran 1984; it is included in the family Phyllanthaceae.

[2] This species found in the herbal garden at Kottakkal Aryavaidyasala (Kerala, India).

The glabrous ovary brings the species under Sects.

The persistent calyx, sessile male flowers and non-striated capsules are similar to C. stipitatus,[4] but differs from C. stipitatus with its glabrous ovary.

The species name is after P. Sankunni Varier, the founder of Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal.