- Family:
- Cucurbitaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Gynostemma Blume
Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Thunb.) Makino

Native to:
Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Kuril Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
- Alsomitra cissoides M.Roem.
- Alsomitra laxa (Wall.) M.Roem.
- Enkylia digyna Griff.
- Enkylia trigyna Griff.
- Gynostemma blumei Hassk.
- Gynostemma burmanicum King ex Chakrav.
- Gynostemma burmanicum var. molle C.Y.Wu
- Gynostemma cissoides (Wall.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Franch. & Sav.
- Gynostemma crenulatum Ridl.
- Gynostemma laxum (Wall.) Cogn.
- Gynostemma pedatum Blume
- Gynostemma pentaphyllum var. dasycarpum C.Y.Wu
- Gynostemma pentaphyllum f. dasycarpum (C.Y.Wu) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes
- Gynostemma pentaphyllum f. fasciculare W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes
- Gynostemma pentaphyllum f. grandiflorum W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes
- Gynostemma pentaphyllum f. knemandrum W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes
- Gynostemma pentaphyllum f. simplicifolium (Blume) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes
- Gynostemma siamicum Craib
- Gynostemma simplicifolium Blume
- Gynostemma trigynum M.A.Lawson
- Gynostemma wightianum (Arn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Gynostemma winkleri Cogn.
- Pestalozzia laxa Thwaites
- Pestalozzia pedata (Blume) Zoll. & Moritzi
- Zanonia cissoides Wall.
- Zanonia laxa Wall.
- Zanonia pedata (Blume) Miq.
- Zanonia wightiana Arn.
- Vitis atroviridis Wall.
- Vitis martini H.Lév. & Vaniot
- Vitis pentaphylla Thunb.
- Vitis quelpaertensis H.Lév.
- Vitis trichophora Wall.
- English
- Sweet Tea Vine
Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Thunb.) Makino appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Mar 1, 2012 | Du, N.V. et al [HNK 2523], Vietnam | K000639893 | No | ||
Mar 1, 2012 | Nguyen, V.D. et al [HNK 1410], Vietnam | K000639895 | No | ||
Mar 1, 2012 | Du, N.V. et al [HNK 2234], Vietnam | K000639896 | No | ||
Jul 2, 2008 | Gaerlan et al. [PPI 10864], Philippines | K000517500 | No | ||
Jul 2, 2008 | Middleton et al. [1678], Thailand | K000517501 | No | ||
Jul 2, 2008 | Postar [SAN 145756], Malaysia | K000517502 | No | ||
Jul 2, 2008 | Reynoso et al. [PPI 3615], Philippines | K000517503 | No | ||
Jul 2, 2008 | De Wilde et al. [SAN 144795], Malaysia | K000517504 | No | ||
Jul 2, 2008 | De Wilde et al. [SAN 144536], Malaysia | K000517505 | No | ||
Nov 1, 2006 | Wallich, N. [s.n.], Nepal | K000742910 | Yes | ||
Nov 1, 2006 | Griffith, W. [2525], Bhutan | K000742907 | Yes | ||
Nov 1, 2006 | Griffith, W. [2525], Bhutan | K000742908 | Yes | ||
Nov 1, 2006 | Griffith, W. [2525], India | K000742906 | Yes | ||
Nov 1, 2006 | Taquet, E.J. [2749] | K000742911 | isotype | Yes | |
Nov 1, 2006 | Taquet, E.J. [2744] | K000742912 | Yes | ||
Nov 1, 2006 | Griffith, W. [2524], Bangladesh | K000742904 | Yes | ||
Nov 1, 2006 | Wallich, N. [3726], Nepal | K000742909 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
Nov 1, 2006 | Wallich, N. [3727] | K000742903 | Yes | ||
Nov 1, 2006 | Beccari, O. [805], Indonesia | K000742898 | Yes | ||
Nov 1, 2006 | Griffith, W. [2524], Bangladesh | K000742905 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [s.n.] | K000742894 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [s.n.] | K000742895 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [s.n.] | K000742897 | Yes | |||
Kuntze, C.E.O. [5666] | K000742896 | Yes | |||
Winkler, H. [2757], Malaysia | K000742899 | Yes | |||
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 3727] | Zanonia laxa | K001119902 | Yes | ||
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 3727] | Zanonia laxa | K001119901 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3727], India | Zanonia laxa | K001119903 | Yes | ||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3726], Nepal | Zanonia cissoides | K001119900 | Yes | ||
Kerr, A.F.G. [1434], Thailand | Gynostemma siamicum | K000742900 | Yes | ||
Kerr, A.F.G. [2696], Thailand | Gynostemma siamicum | K000742901 | Yes |
First published in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 16: 179 (1902)
Accepted by
- Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
- De Wilde, W.J.J.O. & Duyfjes, B.E.E. (2008). The edible Cucurbitaceae of Thailand and Malesia and the wild forms of the cultivated ones. Sandakania 17: 43-91.
- Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
- Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
- Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (1999). Flora of Japan IIc: 1-328. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
- Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
- Kumar, S. (2012). Herbaceous flora of Jaunsar-Bawar (Uttarkhand), India: enumerations. Phytotaxonomy 12: 33-56.
- Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
- Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
- Probatova, N.S. & al. (2006). Flora Rossiĭskogo Dal'nego Vostoka. Dopolneniya i izmeneniya k izdaniyu Sosudistye rasteniya sovetskogo Dal'nego Vostoka t. 1-8 (1985-1996): 1-454. Russian academy of sciences Far Eastern branch.
- Rebnner, S.S. & Pandey, A.K. (2013). The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20: 53-118.
- Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
- de Wilde, W.J.J.O. & Duyfjes, B.B.E. (2010). Flora Malesiana 19: 1-342. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
- Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (1999). Flora of Japan IIc: 1-328. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
- Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1987). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 2: 1-448. Nauka, Leningrad.
- Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
- Rebnner, S.S. & Pandey, A.K. (2013). The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20: 53-118.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
- de Wilde, W.J.J.O. & Duyfjes, B.B.E. (2010). Flora Malesiana 19: 1-342. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
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