Ericaceae Juss. Gaultheria leucocarpa Blume var. melanocarpa J.J.Smith S. Vietnam, Prov. Kontum. Short tree and shrub primary association on top of Ngoc Gua peak of Ngoc Linh mountain system at 2560 m alt. Shrub near 2.5-3 m high. Flowers greenish white. Common on top of peak. VH 1272 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