N. Vietnam, Prov. Cao Bang, distr. Tra Linh, municipalite Quoc Toan, vicinity of Thang Heng and Lung Tao villages near Thang Heng lake. Broadleaved evergreen closed primary forest on steep slopes and bluffs of limestone mesas and ridges at 650-800 m alt. Terrestrial and epilitic herb on steep rocky slopes. Spathe deep purple-violet with white stripes. Not rare. VH 4872 25-27.05.1997 International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 5803-96)