It is a tree found in Australia, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands, and Thailand.

[4] It was first described in 1825 by German-Dutch botanist Carl Ludwig Blume in his book Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië.

[5] The tree produces edible fruits that are often cultivated and eaten without the seeds in East Asia and some of the Pacific islands.

[7] A. argentea is also known for a naturally occurring chemical called rocaglamide which contains properties that are useful as insecticides, antifungals, and antibacterial applications.

Its timber is commonly used as a substitute for mahogany and it is also a great coloniser when regenerating forests and wildlife in areas where rainforests have been destroyed in the past.