 It is a tree located in the canopy top that grows in disturbed primary forest fragments and stubble, or as solitary tree in grazing areas or coffee plantations, mainly on peaks or mountain slopes.It is reported in the municipalities of Andes, Betulia, Buriticá, Caramanta, Cuidad Bolívar, Ebéjico, Jardín, Pueblo Rico and Támesis.The central axis of the fruit has been used for many years in the manufacture of pinwheel .