Tillandsia castelensis grows as a rupicolous in full exposed, vertical rock surfaces in the domain of the Atlantic Forest of Castelo, Espírito Santo State, not far from the State Park of Forno Grande. Its populations is scattered in the area, with few to many individuous forming relatively sparse to dense group of plants. The presence of this new species in the limits of the State Park of Forno Grande, despite probable, is yet not known. —SeePereira 1971
