S. Vietnam, Prov. Lam Dong, distr. Lac Duong, municipalite Da Chay, 29 km to NEE from Dalat city. Old open secondary grassy coniferous mt forest with domination of Pinus kesiya on river valley slopes on W macroslope of Bi Dup mt system at 1450-1500 m alt. (N 12° 08′, E 108° 39′). Herb up to 1.2 m hg. Flowers whitish, fl. bracts dirty-violet. Not common. VH 4012 16.04.1997 International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 5803-96)