Abstract
Dyckia nobilis, a new species of Bromeliaceae (Pitcairnioideae) from the Espinhaço Mountain Range (Minas Gerais, Brazil), is hereby described and illustrated. A summary of information on the species of the Dyckia sordida complex (i.e. D. inflexifolia, D. sordida and D. ursina), to which this new species belongs, is provided, including data on habitat, morphology, etymology as well as a key to the species of this complex. The species are evaluated for their conservation status according to the IUCN criteria.