Latitudinal range: -29.7° to -23.4°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (2), temperate savanna (1)

Found in 3 samples

Brazil: Nucleo Picinguaba, Grassland near Santa Maria, Ilha do Cardoso (lowland forest)

See also Echinanthera affinis, Echinanthera cephalostriata, Echinanthera occipitalis