Son La Prov., Moc Chau Distr., Chieng Son comm., Pha Luong village, Pha Luong Mountains.
Open secondary forest on foothills of highly eroded red-brown sandstone mountains at elevation 1200-1300 m a.s.l. around point 20°41′33.2N 104°37′37.0E.
Terrestrial herb in open sandy wet place along stream. Flowers orange, median tepal yellow. Very common.