Terrestrial (Primary Rainforest, Secondary Rainforest, Freshwater Swamp Forest). In undisturbed forests up to 400 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges on clayey to sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Distribution in Singapore
Botanic GardensÕ Jungle, Bugis Street, and in Nee Soon Swamp Forest and other parts of the Central Catchment Nature Reserve.
Distribution worldwide
Thailand, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and Borneo