Abstract:
Raphiocarpus Chun is a small genus includes all species from southern and southwestern China to northern and central Vietnam. However, there are only three species can be found in both countries formerly. R. begoniifolius (L関l.) Burtt was once considered as an endemic species of China, and it is distributed in China (northwestern Guangxi, southwestern Guizhou, southeastern Yunnan and northwestern Hubei), but there is not reported on flora of Vietnam. This species is here reported as the first record for the flora of Vietnam, so it makes the codistributed species number of Raphiocarpus in both countries has been risen from three to four.