ex h. Cels et horti Regii, pl. du Levant de Mr André Michault [=plante du Levant rapprotée par A. Michaux cultivée au jardin de M. Cels et au Jardin du Muséum]
Found wild in the Maranhao region of Brazil and then cultivated at the University of Texas in Austin from where it was distributed to various zoologists as a possible food plant for Heliconius butterfly larvae.
Bahia. Municipio de Barreiras. Estrada para Brasilia BR 242. Estrada no Km 70 a partir da sede do municipio, ca. 23 Km em direção a Cooperativa de Cotia; Cachoeira do Acaba Vida no Tio de Janeiro. Mata de Galeria