Cucurbitaceae Gymnopetalum cochinchinensis (Lour.) Kurz (or Trichosanthes sp. ?)
Thai Nguyen Prov., Dong Hy Distr., Tan Long Mun., Mo Ba vill., around point 21?46′34″ N, 105?53′11″ E, 252 m a.s.l.
Occasionnally clustered in rather open places of heavily logged closed evergreen broad-leaved lowland forests on slopes of limestone mountains. Herbaceous vine, up to 7-10 m long; ripe fruits red. HAL 9069 22 Aug 2006 Photos: Id. by Phan Ke Loc Collectors: Phan Ke Loc, Nguyen Tien Vinh and Nguyen Sinh Khang
Collected with the financial support from NYBG, U.S.A.