N. Vietnam, prov. Ha Giang, distr. Yen Minh, municipality Lao Va Chai, vicinities of Ngan Chai village, 6 km to W of Yen Minh town (N 23°07′ E 105°08′). Primary evergreen wet mossy mixed forest (with domination of Tsuga chinensis and Pinus kwangtungensis) along tops of karst remnant limestone ridge at 1500-1600 m elev. Epiphytic shrub on mossy tree stems in shady place. Young leaves pinkish. Not rare.
CBL 1880 01 May 1999
International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 6300-98)