It is native to Trinidad and Tobago, Martinique, Netherlands Antilles, Venezuela, and northeastern Brazil (Alagoas, Bahia, Piauí etc.).

[1][2][3][4] Hohenbergia stellata exhibits sharp spines in its inflorescence.

Flowers are purple-red and are present along the plant's strong stem, which grows up to 100 cm tall.

[5] In Brazil, this plant forms a microhabitat for the tarantula Pachistopelma bromelicola.

[6] Some research suggests that the Hohenbergia stellata may actually be more closely related to members of the genus Aechmea than to other species of Hohenbergia.