Distribution. Bolivia, Brazil (Acre, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia), Ecuador and Peru.
Drypetes amazonica var. peruviana J.F.Macbr., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(3 A/1): 57. 1951 (IPNI: 77189502-1, WFO: wfo-0000909821). – Type: Peru, Department of San Martín, Juan Jui, Alto Río Huallaga, x 1934, G. Klugg 3869 (lectotype designated here: F (F0092317 F); isolectotypes GH (GH00055921), K (K000572887), US (US 00109946), WIS (WISv0255776WIS)).
Distribution. Bolivia and Peru.