N. Vietnam, prov. Cao Bang, distr. Nguyen Binh, municipality Ca Thanh, vicinities Ca Lu village, about 7-8 km to SE from Yen Lac village (N 22°44′ E 105°50′), about 38 km to NWW from Cao Bang town. Old open mixed semideciduous and coniferous (with Pseudotsuga brevifolia) primary forest along tops of limestone ridge and on steep slopes near ridge tops at 1350-1450 m alt. Shrublet up to 1.5 m hg on shadow slopes. Leaves below pale pink-violet.Not common.
CBL 533 21 Nov. 1998
International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 6300-98)