In Mexico this species is known as the ahuehuete, which in the Nahuatl language means “old one of the water, ” as it generally grows by water or in swampy places.
Meksikā šī koku suga ir pazīstama ar nosaukumu ahuehuete, kas nauatlā nozīmē ’ ūdeņu vecis ’, jo tie parasti aug pie ūdeņiem vai purvainās vietās.