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 m alt. Terrestrial and epilitic herb on steep rocky slopes and on open rocks. Spathe white with purple tint with pale green apical portion. Not common. VH 4874 25-27.05.1997 International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 5803-96)