Ecology: Páramo; on rocks in streams. Elevation: 4090 m elevation. Distribution: Endemic to Colombia.
Blindia gradsteinii J. K. Bartlett & Vitt, New Zealand J. Bot. 24: 232. 1986. Type: Colombia. Meta, Páramo de Sumapaz, Cerro Nevada, Lagunita del Lado W. del Cerro, Cleef 7767 (isotypes, COL, MO).