S. Vietnam, Prov. Lam Dong, distr. Lac Duong, municipalite Da Chay, 40 km to NE from Dalat city. Closed primary very wet broadleaved forest along stream canyon on SW macroslope of Hon Giao mt. ridge at 1600-1700 m alt. (N 12° 11′, E 108° 43′). Terrestrial and epilitic herb up to 0.5 m hg in wet shadow slopes along deep rocky stream canyon. Very common. Usual codominante in forb forest stratum at 1550-1650 m alt. on SW ridge macroslope. VH 4390 26.04.1997 International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 5803-96)