Upper shrub-covered slopes of Serra da Piedade, with iron-rich rocks and gravel, the soil restricted to crevices and pockets, ca. 25km E of Bello Horizonte, near BR-31.
Serra do Cipó, about 23-24km from the bridge over the Rio Cipó on the road from Serra do Cipó (formerly Cardeal Mota), about 38km S of Conceição do Mato Dentro on a temporary detour road while the main Serra do Cipó/ Conceição road was being paved. Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Sudeste, Brasil, América do Sul
Reserva Biológica, Parque Estadual das Fontes do Ipiranga, Instituto de Botânica. Área 26. Planta coletada no lago das Ninféias, próximo ao brejo natural
