ical ▁nom en cl ature ; ▁he ▁should ▁have ▁called ▁it ▁Schl umber ger a ▁russ elli ana , ▁which ▁is ▁its ▁current ▁name . ▁ ▁Syn onym s ▁include : ▁ ▁E pi phy ll um ▁russ elli an um ▁Hook er ▁ ▁C ere us ▁russ elli anus ▁Gard ner ▁ex ▁Hook er ▁ ▁Ph yl loc act us ▁russ elli anus ▁( H ook er ) ▁Sal m - D y ck ▁ ▁Schl umber ger a ▁e pi ph yl lo ides ▁Lem ., ▁nom . ▁il leg . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁ ▁Schl umber ger a ▁russ elli ana ▁occurs ▁only ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁coast al ▁mountains ▁of ▁south - east ▁Brazil , ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro , ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁southern most ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁trop ics . ▁It ▁has ▁only ▁been ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Organ ▁Mountains ▁( Ser ra ▁dos ▁Ó rg ã os ) ▁in ▁the ▁Par que ▁Nacional ▁da ▁Ser ra ▁dos ▁Ó rg ã os . ▁Pl ants ▁grow ▁at ▁alt itudes ▁of ▁. ▁Because ▁of ▁their ▁alt itude ▁and ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean , ▁the ▁coast al ▁mountains ▁have ▁high ▁hum id ity ▁– ▁warm ▁mo ist ▁air ▁is ▁forced ▁up wards ▁into ▁higher , ▁col der ▁locations ▁where ▁it ▁cond enses . ▁S . ▁russ elli ana ▁usually ▁grows ▁on ▁trees ▁( ep i ph yt ic ). ▁ ▁Cult iv ation ▁ ▁Schl umber ger a ▁russ elli ana ▁is ▁mainly