N.Vietnam, Bac Kan Prov., Cho Don Distr., Ban Thi Municipality, village Phia Khao, around point 22°16′58′'N, 105°31′20′'E at elevation 800-900 m a.s.l. (Lung Chang and Lung Li mountains).
Primary broad-leaved evergreen closed and coniferous (with Pinus kwangtungensis) forest on very steep slopes and cliffs along tops of rocky ridge composed with solid marble-like stratified limestone.
Tree 10-15 m tall. Occasional mono-dominant of coniferous forest (first stratum), particularly on tops of ridge at elevations 900-1000 m a.s.l.