The living type (cult. E. Leme 6706) is cultivated in the living collection of the Refúgio dos Gravatás, in Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro.
The habitat of Vriesea sanctateresensis is similar to the members of V. appariciana complex. It lives as rupiculous on vertical granitic walls in humid watersheds in Atlantic Forest, in Morro do Toma Vento, in Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo. —SeePereira 1971
