Yunnan: Zhongdian (Xianggelila) Xian.
Road from Zhongdian (Xianggelila = Chinese pinyin for Shangri-la) to Haba Cun (at base of Haba Xue Shan - Haba Snow Mountain) between km marker 57 and 58.
Mixed coniferous forest on gentle slope with intermixed deciduous trees of Acer, Betula and Salix.
27°40'56"N,
100°1'27"E;
3450-3460 m.
In thin forest.Scandent shrub growing up through shrubs and trees; leaves adaxially dark green, abaxially lighter; petals dark pink, lighter at base.
David E. Boufford, Jiahui CHEN, Susan L. Kelley, Richard H. Ree, Hang SUN, Bo XU, Ji-Pei YUE, Liangliang YUE, Dacai. ZHANG & Weidong ZHU