Terrestrial (Primary Rainforest, Secondary Rainforest, Freshwater Swamp Forest). Grows on lowland forests to mountain forests on granitic sand.
Distribution in Singapore
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve, along Chestnut Drive, in Nee Soon Freshwater Swamp Forest, Pulau Tekong Kechil and other sites.
Distribution worldwide
Sumatra, Lingga Island, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and Borneo