N.Vietnam, Bac Kan Prov., Cho Don Distr., Ban Thi Municipality, village Phia Khao, around point 22°16′10′'N, 105°31′01′'E at elevation 700-850 m a.s.l. (Tang Gia mountain).
Primary broad-leaved evergreen closed forest on very steep slopes and cliffs near and on tops of rocky ridge composed with solid marble-like stratified limestone.
Epiphyte on high trees. Flowers: tepals dull olive-yellowish, lip from deep violet-purple to dull olive-yellowish with brown-purple marks. Common.