Xizang (Tibet): Mangkang (Markam) Xian.
Between Mangkang and the Jinsha Jiang on highway 318, along the Xi Qu (Xi River).
Cut over remnant Picea forest on slope with scattered shrubs of Betula, Caragana, Cotoneaster and Rosa.
29°44'28"N,
98°40'51"E;
3600-3650 m.
Open area.Several stems from common base - only one plant; stems red; fruit green.
David E. Boufford, Bruce Bartholomew, Deren A. Eaton, Xin-Hui LI, Richard H. Ree, Bo XU, Ji-Pei YUE, Jian-Wen ZHANG & Xin-Xin ZHU