N.Vietnam, Bac Kan Prov., Na Ri Distr., Liem Thuy Municipality, village Lung Vai, around point 21°57′18′'N, 106°06′12′'E, at elevation 500-700 m a.s.l. Primary broad-leaved evergreen closed wet forest on very steep slopes and cliffs of rocky ridges and mesae composed with white solid marble-like crystalline limestone.
Terrestrial herb up to 1 m tall in wet shady place. Very common.