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 primary dry closed forest on steep slopes and bluffs of limestone mesas and ridges at 400-450 m alt. Terrestrial herb up to 0.3 m hg on shelfes of shadow vertical limestone bluffs. Flowers yellow. Rare. VH 4822 18.05.1997 International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 5803-96)