FLORA OF VIETNAM. Fam. Celastraceae Juss. Glyptopetalum gracilipes Pierre. S. Vietnam, Prov. Kontum. Evergreen primary forest at 1800-1900 m. alt. on NW slope of Ngoc Linh mountain system on elevation to Ngoc Gua. peak. Shrub near 2-4 m high. Not rare a 1800-1900 m alt. No VH 1250  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