Deuterocohnia gableana may be restricted to the Los Volcanes sandstone mountains south of the Amboro National Park, some 80 km west of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Until now, it is a rare species and was overlooked due to its inaccessible habitat where succulent and drought-resistant rock plants are found (e.g. Echeveria sp., Furcraea sp., Cleistocactus samaipatanus). It is sympatric with endemic species of bromeliads like Fosterella floridensis Ibisch, Vasquez & E. Gross, F. latifolia Ibisch, Vasquez & E. Gross, F. spectabilis Luther, Pitcairnia cardenasii L. B. Sm., P. longissimiflora Ibisch, Vasquez & E. Gross, Puya sanctae-crucis (Baker) L. B. Sm., P. vasquezii Ibisch & E. Gross, Tillandsia bermejoensis H. Hromadnik, T. edithae Rauh, and T. samaipatensis W. Till. The southern vicinities of the Amboro National Park have turned out to be an important endemism area of bromeliads (Ibisch et al. 1999). Although the species has been found outside the national park (within a private property currently managed as a private reserve), the species is predicted to have no conservation problem. There is no extractive use, and the habitat cannot be converted by human land-use. —SeeVidalia, Revista da
