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.
In open areas.Scattered between shrubs. Sepals abaxially grayish; petals yellow, with orange spot at base.
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