Luang Prabang prov., Ngoy distr., Ngoy village, Pha Noi Mountain, around point 20°42′53.6′'N 102°40′34.7′'E.
Remnants of primary evergreen forest on very steep rocky mountain slopes composed by solid marble like highly eroded limestone at elev. 400-450 m a.s.l.
Shrub to 2 m tall in open place at the mountain foothill. Flower buds whitish. Occasional.