Yunnan: Zhongdian Xian.
Sichuan-Yunnan border area. South side of Zhongdian Daxue Shan.
Grazed meadows, Rhododendron thickets and limestone scree slopes
28°34'24"N,
99°48'42"E;
4280-4600 m.
Protected side of ridge crest just before Rhododendron thicket.Growing under Rhododendron and Salix; plants from a woody, stolon producing tuber; galea dark purple, lower corolla lobes yellowish, tube white at base.
D. E. Boufford, B. Bartholomew, W. Y. Chen, M. J. Donoghue, R. H. Ree, H. Sun & S. K. Wu