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. Shrublet up to 1 m hg in shady wet places. Leaves deep velvety green above, light greenish or pinkish below. Very common. Codominanthe of herb forest stratum in shady slopes.
CBL 1919 01 May 1999
International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 6300-98)