N. Vietnam, Prov. Quang Binh, distr. Minh Hoa, 72 km to NWW from Dong Hoi, municipalite Thong Hoa, vicinities of Yen Son village, limestone massif Ke Bang (N 17?40′ E 105?57′). Primary evergreen closed broadleaved forest on steep slopes and bluffs of limestone mesas at 500-550 m alt. Chlorophyll less pinkish-yellow saprophyte. Flowers yellowish ? Rare.
VH 4677a 16.05.1997 International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 5803-96)