Elaeocarpus venustus is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family.

It is found only in the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu state in southern India.

Associated trees include Aglaia elaeagnoidea, Calophyllum austroindicum, Cullenia exarillata, Myristica dactyloides, Elaeocarpus munroi, Elaeocarpus tuberculatus, Garcinia travancorica, Garcinia rubroechinata, Holigarna nigra, Syzygium mundagam, and Syzygium rama-varmae.

[1] Although the population is within a protected area, it faces habitat loss and fragmentation from forest clearing for hydroelectric dams, road construction, and expansion of tea, coffee, and eucalyptus plantations.

A 2013 survey of the known populations found few intermediate-sized plants and low regeneration.