Myrospermum frutescens, the cercipo,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae.

[1] It is a tree of continental tropical America distributed from Mexico to Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad.

It requires a sunny position, succeeding in a variety of soils.

[5] In Venezuela it is frequent in the warm coastal areas and in the dry forests of Los Llanos.

It acquires greater dimensions in the northeastern region of the country, particularly in the states of Anzoátegui and Sucre, at altitudes higher than 800 m above sea level.