Living plant was collected in central China, Sichuan province, Leshan prefecture area, Emeishan county, vicinity of Emeishan City, Emeishan National Park, Emei Shan Mountain, evergreen broad-leaved monsoon humid subtropical forest on basalts, with domination of Rhododendron spp., 2000-3000 m a.s.l., October 2001, K. Tkachenko, s.n. Flowered and coll., 26 January 2017, L. Averyanov, AL 271 (LE).