Latitudinal range: -29.9° to 18.5°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (6), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (4)

Found in 10 samples

Brazil: John Kennedy Forest, Núcleo Picinguaba (2 m), ARIE Laerth Paiva Gama, Parque Ambiental Souza Cruz (referência)

Ecuador: Reserva Florística Río Guajalito

Mexico: Los Tuxtlas

Panama: Barro Colorado Island (2012), Agua Salud, Gatun Lake Islands, Barro Colorado Island

See also Faramea cyanea, Faramea glandulosa, Faramea montevidensis, Faramea occidentalis, Faramea pachyantha, Faramea sp.