N.Vietnam, Bac Kan Prov., Cho Don Distr., Ban Thi Municipality, Phia Khao village, Lung Li locality 22°17′30′'N 105°31′16′'E.
Primary broadleaved evergreen closed wet forest on very steep slopes and cliffs of remnant mountains composed with highly eroded crystalline limestone at middle part of mt slope at elev. 600-800 m a.s.l.
Terrestrial herb or semishrub among shady rocks. Fruits white. Occasional.
HLF 793 25 Dec. 2002.
Coll. Phan Ke Loc, L.Averyanov, Nguyen Anh Duc, To Van Thao, Mai Van Xinh, Nguyen Tien Vinh. Grant from Henry Luce Foundation.