N. Vietnam, Prov. Quang Binh, distr. Minh Hoa, 72 km to NWW from Dong Hoi, municipalite Thuong Hoa, Yen Son village, limestone massif Ke Bang (N 17°40′ E 105°57′). Broadleaved evergreen closed dry primary forest on steep slopes and bluffs of limestone mesas at 300-500 m alt. Epilitic fern on vertical shadow bluffs at 400-450 m alt. Not common. VH 4809 18.05.1997 International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 5803-96)