Echinanthera melanostigma (Wagler in Spix, 1824)

Type locality. State of Bahia, Brazil .

Distribution. Endemic to Brazil (Plt. 216A). Recorded in the central portion of the Atlantic Forest (Plt. 216A), mostly from intermediate to high elevations (Plt. 216B). Observed in the field in forest (Marques et al., 2001; Hartmann et al., 2009; Martins et al., 2008b; Bérnils, 2009).