Dien Bien Prov., Muong Cha Distr., Mua Ngai Municipality, around point 21°52′19”N 103°10′01”E.
Remnants of primary evergreen broad-leaved forest on very steep rocky slopes and on tops of remnant mountain composed with highly eroded marble-like solid crystalline limestone at elevation 1150-1250 m a.s.l.
Terrestrial herb on very steep shady slope. Occasional.
CPC 1088e/11 18 December 2010 Coll.: L.Averyanov, P.K.Loc, P.V.The, N.T.Vinh.
Fl. et coll. under cultivation at 28 Feb. 2012 Flowers odorless; sepals and petals dull yellowish with brown margin; lip yellow, side lobes purple-brown, keels light brownish; column and operculum light yellow; pedicel and ovary olive-green. L.Averyanov. Photos.