Terrestrial (Primary Rainforest, Secondary Rainforest). Deciduous to evergreen forests, primary to secondary vegetation; reported from sandy or loamy soil, limestone, and over granite bedrocks. Up to 1000 m elevation. Reported to be rather common on waste land and in secondary forests.
Distribution in Singapore
Common throughout forests in Singapore. Nee Soon Swamp Forest.
Distribution worldwide
From India and Sri Lanka to southern China and Taiwan, Malesia and all the way to northern Australia and New Guinea.
Flowering and fruiting
Dispersal
Biotic (Fauna)
Wildlife interactions
Butterfly Food Plant
Light conditions
Full sun
Soil conditions
Dry Soils / Drought
Water
Remarks
Light demanding early successional species
Additional references
Hau, B. C., & Corlett, R. T. (2002). A survey of trees and shrubs on degraded hillsides in Hong Kong. Memoirs of the Hong Kong Natural History Society, 25(2), 83-94. Lee, E. W. S., Hau, B. C. H., & Corlett, R. T. (2005). Natural regeneration in exotic tree plantations in Hong Kong, China. Forest Ecology and Management, 212(1-3), 358Ð366. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2005.03.057.