HABITAT: Pitcairnia cantuoides is supposed to be endemic to the inter-Andean valleys of the Chuquisaca department. Specifically, it has been found in gorges close to the Río Mojo Torillo that drains into the Río Azero, forming part of the Plata riversystem. The habitat is an ecosystem typical of the mid-elevations of the semihumid Tucuman-Bolivian forest ecoregion. Among others, it is sympatric with the following bromeliads: Fosterella penduliflora, Fosterella sp., Aechmea bromeliifolia, Vriesea maxoniana, Tillandsia aff. argentina, and Tillandsia edithae. Additionally, the following cacti species have been recorded: Lepismium lorentzianum, Cleistocactus azerensis, and Cleistocactus bulbis-cauda. —SeeJ. Bromeliad Soc.
