Acanthaceae Juss. Strobilanthes echinata Nees. S. Vietnam, Prov. Kontum. Evergreen primary forest at 2100-2200 m alt. on NW slope of Ngoc Linh mountain system on elevation to Ngoc Gua peak. Shrub up to 4 m high. Very common, dominante in open strong slopes and cliffs in slopes of all expositions at 2000-2400 m alt. Flowers white. VH 1268 09.04.1995 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