Cucurbitaceae Juss. Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Thunb.) Makino S. Vietnam, Prov. Kontum. Open wet places in secondary forest on N slope of Ngoc Linh mountain system at 1400 m alt. Wine up to 3 m lg. Flowers greenish. VH 668 12.03.1995 International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 5094-93) Participants: L. Averyanov, N.T. Ban, N. Q. Binh, A. Budantzev, L. Budantzev, N.T. Hiep, D.D. Huyen, P.K. Loc, N.X. Tam, G. Yakovlev