Yunnan: Xianggelila (Zhongdian) Xian.
Sichuan-Yunnan border area. South side of Zhongdian Daxue Shan.
Grazed meadows, Rhododendron thickets, limestone and shale scree slopes and outcropping ledges.
28°34'24"N,
99°48'42"E;
4280-4600 m.
On slope among Juniperus on Yunnan (S) side of pass.Flowers blue, white inside and with dark purple spot at apex of tepals.
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