Lai Chau Prov., Tam Duong Distr., Ho Thau Community, Ho Thau village, around point 22°24′19″N 103°36′42″E.
Primary closed evergreen broad-leaved wet cloudy ericaceous forest on very steep mountain slopes and on tops of ridge composed predominantly with shale at elev. about 2300-2500 m a.s.l.
Treelet up to 5 m tall on top of ridge. Fruits red. Not common.
HAL 10482 7 Dec. 2006 Coll.: Nguyen Tien Hiep, L.Averyanov, Pham Van The.