DISTRI BUTION & HABITAT
This species is endemic to Espirito Santo where it lives in the Atlantic forest from 80 to 700 m altitude. Today it is more common in montane regions of the state, especially Domingos Martins, Santa Leopoldina and Santa Teresa, because the forests of these areas are better preserved than those of lower elevations around Cariacica. It grows mostly as an epiphyte forming dense clumps on the lower part of tree trunks.
Nidularium cariacicaense is preserved in the wild in the Santa Lucia Biological Reserve in Santa Teresa. It flowers from March to May and is well represented in cultivation by about four distinct clones. —SeeLeme 2000a
