It contains only one known species, Miersiella umbellata Urb.

It is native to South America (in the countries of Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru).

[1][2][3] The genus name of Miersiella is in honour of John Miers (1789–1879), a British botanist and engineer, best known for his work on the flora of Chile and Argentina.

[4] The Latin specific epithet of umbellata is derived from umbella meaning umbelled, referring to the flower.

[5] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Symb.