Published in Farjon, A. In: A Handbook of the World’s Conifers. Vol. 1 & 2. E. J. Brill, Leiden & Boston. 1112 pp. (2010).
The native range of this species is SE. & S. Brazil to Argentina (Misiones). It is a tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is has environmental uses, as a medicine and for food.