Bromelia granvillei L. B. Smith & Gouda is only known from the Northeast of French Guiana, where it has been found in the Kaw Mountains. and somewhat to the south in the Savane Roche de Virginie. It was recognized as a new species by Lyman B. Smith in 1987, but it was never published. It occurs in open forest on rocky soil with a thin layer of humus. The very long, narrow leaves hang in the vegetation, using the retrorse spines as holdfasts. Some leaves are often cracked halfway, with the upper part hanging down. When the humus on the soil becomes thicker and the forest more closed, its place is taken by Disteganthus lateralis (L. B. Smith.) Gouda and D. basilateralis Lem. (Joep Moonen, pers. com.) —SeeBromelia
