Hoa Binh Prov., Lac Son Distr., Ngoc Son Municipality, Khu Village, Chan Lan Mt., around point 20°27′15”N 105°19′37”E.
In open places of heavily logged closed primary and secondary evergreen broad-leaved forest and woodland on shale soils at elevation about 600-700 m a.s.l.
Small shrub, ca. 2-3 m tall. Petal greenish, disk reddish. Rare.