对产自越南的荨麻科楼梯草属植物一新种金喜楼梯草(ElatostemakimhyenseY.G.Wei&V.T.Do)作了描述和绘图。该种生长于海拔350-400和1100~1200m的石灰岩山地林下。该新种与越南楼梯草(EvietnameaseQ.Lin&L.D.Duan)接近,区别在于其拥有肉质茎,羽状脉,叶背面、苞片和小苞片被微硬毛。
A new species of Elatostema ( Urticaceae), namely Elatostema kimhyense Y. G. Wei & V. T. Do, was described and illustrated. E. kimhyense was found out .in forests on limestone hills at 350 - 1 200 m asl.. The new species is related to E. vietnamense Q. Lin & L. D. Duan, but differs from the latter by carnose stems, penninerved leaves, abaxial leaf surface hirtellous, hirtellous bracts and bracteoles.