Aechmea laevigata was originally found by the orchid and bromeliad collector Edmundo Ferreira Silva in the mountainous region between Ibicui and Nova Canaa, called Serra da Boa Vista, where inaccessible areas at the altitude of 500 to 600 m still feature well preserved fragments of Atlantic Forest surrounded by pasturelands. Like its closer relatives, A. laevigata is a typical inhabitant of the lower tree trunks and the shaded rocks inside the remaining forest. —SeeJ. Bromeliad Soc.
