This new species was found in a well preserved area of Atlantic Forest, at an altitude of about 800 m, where it grows epiphytically on the higher parts of the tree trunks, forming small clumps. It is sympatric to other very recent discoveries such as Aechmea canaliculata Leme & Luther, A. glandulosa Leme, Araeococcus montanus Leme, and Canistrum guzmanioides Leme.
Surely, new searches in the remaining Atlantic Forest at Bahia will provide more unique pieces of such a biodiverse puzzle, allowing a better understanding of that bromeliad genera. On the other hand, further investigation concerning the natural taxonomical position of these three Brazilian Ronnbergia in comparison to Aechmea in a broad sense is urgently required.
Since 1985, when Ronnbergia brasiliensis was first described from Bahia, Brazil (Pereira, & Penna, 1985), the genus Ronnbergia E. Morren & Andre is no longer regarded as being restricted to countries such as Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador. After the publication of the second Bahian species, R. carvalhoi (Martinelli & Leme, 1987), it became clear the genus was not accidentally reported to that part of Brazil. In fact, the State of Bahia, with its unique Atlantic Forest deeply influenced by Amazonian flora, revealed a surprisingly rich concentration for the genus, which is confirmed by another recently collected new species described below.
