Latitudinal range: -0.2° to 18.5°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (3), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (1)

Biogeographic distribution: Neotropic, Central America, South America

Found in 4 samples

Ecuador: Reserva Florística Río Guajalito

Mexico: Los Tuxtlas

Panama: Agua Salud, Barro Colorado Island

See also Turpinia, Turpinia cochinchinensis, Turpinia insignis, Turpinia malabarica, Turpinia nepalensis, Turpinia ovalifolia, Turpinia pomifera, Turpinia sphaerocarpa, Turpinia ternata