Abundance: 0.03 to 2.57% (median 0.35%)

Latitudinal range: -17.8° to 18.5°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (2), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (7), tropical/subtropical savanna (1)

Found in 10 samples

Brazil: Igapó, Mucambú, Palmeirópolis, Lajeado State Park, Parque Estadual de Caldas Novas

Mexico: Los Tuxtlas

Panama: Cerro Pelado-Gamboa, Agua Salud, Gatun Lake Islands

Peru: Jenaro Herrera

See also Vatairea erythrocarpa, Vatairea guianensis, Vatairea lundellii, Vatairea macrocarpa, Vatairea parensis, Vatairea sp. \"Angelim de pedra\"