Paederia Linn. (Rubiaceae), a genus of climbing shrub, is distributed in the tropics and represented by about 50 species (Airy-Shaw 1973). Hooker (1881), Prain (1903) and Heinig (1925) reported only P. foetida Linn, from Bangladesh. During a recent collection trip a specimen of Paederia was collected from Ruma, Banderban. While examining the specimens of Paederia, this member of Paederia did not match with P. foetida. The specimen was identified as P. lanuginosa Wall, and compared with the original protologue of Wallich (1831). The specimens at Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka (DACB), were also examined. This species was earlier reported to occur in Burma (Wallich 1831, Kurz 1877 and Hooker 1881). But there is no report of the occurrence of this species from Bangladesh in any of the floristic works consulted, viz. Hooker (1881), Prain <1903), Brandis (1906). Heinig (1925), Raizada (1941), and Khan and Banu ■1972).