ðɪs tɹˈiː ɪz fˈaʊnd ɔnðə wˈɛst kˈoʊst ʌv sˈɛntɹəl mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ ænd ɪn sˈʌðɚn mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ jˌuːkɐtˈɑːn, kˈæmpɛtʃ, ɡwˌɑːɾɪmˈɑːlə, ˌɛl sˈælvɐdˌoːɹ, ðə kˌæɹəbˈiən, ænd ðɪ ˈæmɐzˌɑːn bˈeɪsən.
This tree is found on the west coast of central Mexico and in southern Mexico (Yucatán, Campeche), Guatemala, El Salvador, the Caribbean, and the Amazon basin.