The article reports that researchers found Cinnamomum Alexei Kosterm, an interesting specimen from the Ponmudi hills, in Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve (ABR), of the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. It was originally reported from Tjiharum, G Karang near Tjidadap at an altitude of 1000-1300 meter. The occurrence of the species in Kerala forms a new distributional record for India.