Distribution: BRAZIL; Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro,

Habitat: in the Forest Atlantic Pluvial montana and altomontana (Smith & Downs 1979; Fontoura et al. 1991) and in the restingas (Moura et al. 2007). Versieux & Wendt (2006) indicate an occurrence in rupestral fields of Minas Gerais. In Rio de Janeiro the species occurs in populations a little more numerous in the forests of restinga of the northern fluminense and in the forests on the slopes of Serra dos Orgaos and the Serra do Desengano.