N. Vietnam, Prov. Cao Bang, distr. Tra Linh, municipalite Quoc Toan, vicinity of Thang Heng and Lung Tao villages near Thang Heng lake. Closed evergreen broadleaved primary forest on steep slopes and bluffs of limestone ridges and mesas at 650-750 m alt. Epilite (never epiphytic) with fronds up to 0.6 m lg on steep shadow rocky slopes. Very common, especially in shadow places. VH 4939 25-27.05.1997 International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 5803-96)