Type: Brazil. Bahia: road Contendas do Sincora to Barra da Estiva (via Casa de Pedra), rupiculous or epiphytic on Vellozia sp., amidst Syagrus harleyi, ca. 900 m elev., 4 Dec. 1996, E. Leme 3685, H. Luther, D. Benzing & P. Nahoum. (holotype: HB. isotype: SEL).