Alcantarea farneyi (Martinelli & A.Costa) J.R.Grant

Literature references:

Bromelia: 2(3):18 FCBS (Web) J. Bromeliad Soc.: 57: 210: 40:152 55:215 57:210 Leme & Marigo 1993: 98 Versieux & Wanderley 2015: 81-83

Comments:

• So far, this new species has been found only in the County of Santa Maria Madalena on Desengano Peak, including the Desengano State Park. at 1600 meters above sea level in full sun. The vegetation where Vriesea farneyi was found is characterized as " Altitudinal Fields. " The region is above the altitudinal limit of the Atlantic Forest in the highest peaks of the coastal mountains of eastern Brazil. It is notable for its isolation and the richness of its flora.
  
  Conditions such as low temperatures, sun exposure, wind and other natural phenomena give this habitat a xeric character. The vegetation, which occurs in island-like masses, appears to be typical of that growing in shallow soil or on bare, steep rocks. —See Martinelli & Costa 1990 p. 40(4): 151-153