N. Vietnam, prov. Lao Cai, distr. Than Uyen, municipality Ho Mit (N 22°06′ E 103°52′). Elevation to Mang Han San quartzite peak by SW slope from Ban Thao village (SSW macroslope of Hoang Lien Son ridge). Primary wet evergreen broadleaved forest on very steep rocky slope at 2100 m elev. Terrestrial and lithophyte forb or shrublet up to 20 cm hg on rocky steep slopes. Flowers white. Not common.
NTH 2873 21-22 May 1999
International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 6300-98)