Terrestrial (Primary Rainforest, Secondary Rainforest, Coastal Forest, Freshwater Swamp Forest). Grows in limestone forests, and other types of lowland forests below 1000ft, sometimes along the coast.
Distribution in Singapore
Dragon Trail (Sentosa), in Nee Soon Swamp Forest, Lazarus Island, and Pulau Pawai.
Distribution worldwide
From India to Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia (except Perlis and Perak), Singapore, and Borneo