Type : "Guatemala: Peten: Vaxactun, April 16, 1931, H. H. Bartlett 12570 (Herb. Mo. Bot. Garden, TYPE); same locality, April 20, 1931, H. H. Bartlett 12663 (Herb. Mo. Bot. Garden, COTYPE)." [protologue].
Guatemala, Petén, Uaxactún, 16/04/1931, fruits. Diam. 11 in, latex dark red. H.H. Bartlett 12570 (HT:
MO-1077539 [
Aspidosperma cruentum Woodson, det. J.F. Morales & N. Zamora, 2017;
A. desmanthum Benth. ex Müll.Arg. 1860, det. K. Potgieter, 2002, 2008]; IT: MICH, NY00061273,
S04-1706 [
A. spruceanum Benth. ex Müll.Arg. 1860, det. W. Marcondes-Ferreira, 04/1989],
US00111786 [
A. megalocarpum Müll.Arg. 1860, det. R.E. Woodson Jr.]).
Guatemala, Petén, Uaxactún, 20/04/1931, fruits. diam. 12 in, latex deep red. H.H. Bartlett 12663 (PT: MO; IPT:
S04-1705 [
A. spruceanum, det. W. Marcondes-Ferreira, 04/1989],
S09-2145).