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. Tree 5-6 m hg in open place along road. Flowers bright yellow. Not common.