Lai Chau Prov., Phong Tho Distr., Sin Suoi Ho Municipality, Sa Ma Pho village, around point 22°33′21″N 103°34′29″E.
Secondary evergreen broad-leaved wet closed forest with bamboo on very steep mountain slopes and along ridges composed predominantly with weathered granite at elev. about 1900-2050 m a.s.l.
Terrestrial undershrub 1.5-2 m tall on shady rocky wet slope along stream. Fruits brightly red. Very common.
HAL 10773 14 Dec. 2006 Photo. Coll.: Nguyen Tien Hiep, L.Averyanov, Phan Ke Loc, Pham Van The, N.T.Vinh.