N. Vietnam, Hoa Binh prov., Da Bac distr., Cao Son municipality, Buoi Truong station near Ba Tri Mountain (20°52′31′'N, 105°11′48′'E). Secondary evergreen broad-leaved wet forest with bamboo on very steep shale slope along river. Forest on shale with quartzite at 500-550 m a.s.l. Shrublet 0.3-0.4 m hg on very steep slope of the river. Fruits brightly red. Not rare.