Indorouchera is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linaceae.

The stipules are liguliform (strap-shaped) to shallowly triangular in shape.

It has 1 or 2 seeds which are ventrally attached (fixed to the belly or underneath).

[3] The genus name of Indorouchera is in honour of Jean-Antoine Roucher (1745–1794), a French poet,[4] the reason for the Latin specific epithet of contestiana has not been published.

The wood (of the stems) is tough, but not excessively hard, and will not split easily.