Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 1989 Apr; 14(4): 202-6, 253.

[A comparative identification of four Gynostemma spp. herbs and their various species from Guangxi]

Zhou ZJ, Lin AP, Zhou XD, Liao YK.

In this paper, the authors have described the morphological and histological character of the four herbs of Gynostemma spp. and their confused species from Guangxi viz Gynostemma pentaphyllum, G. guangxiense, G. laxum and G. longipes, and their confused species of four Hemsleya daxienensis, H. chinensis, Cayratia japonica and C. japonica var. pubifolia. The description is illustrated with line-drawings for comparative identification.