This species is not known to have any commercial value. In this area the canopy is usually shorter than in a typical semi-evergreen seasonal forest. The upper is 10 m in height and composed primarily of deciduous species and the second, at 5 m, is composed of evergreen species. Little herbaceous vegetation is present. The area is underlain by limestone sedimentary rocks, Tertiary in origin.
Marine fossils are abundant.
Soils are derived from limestone and are shallow, well-drained, and alkaline in nature. Mean annual precipitation is approximately 79 cm, distributed in distinct wet and dry seasons. Over 55 percent of the precipitation falls during the wet season, August through November. The dry season extends from January through March. Mean annual temperature has been reported to be 25.3 deg.