Latitudinal range: -19.4° to 18.1°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (6), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (8), tropical/subtropical savanna (1)

Found in 15 samples

Bolivia: Santa Fe (SF)

Brazil: O Deserto (terra firme), Mata da Onça, Rio Doce, Lajeado State Park, Vera Cruz Farm, Parque Estadual de Caldas Novas, Ilhéus (O1), Ilhéus (O2)

Costa Rica: Bosque Humedo, La Guaria and Sarapiquí annexes (inner quadrat sets)

Mexico: La Pantera

Panama: Agua Salud, Gatun Lake Islands, Barro Colorado Island

See also Simarouba amara, Simarouba glauca, Simarouba versicolor