The fruit are brownish to purplish black, ripening yellow, round, up to 4 cm (2 in) in diameter.

Its habitat is lowland forests from sea level to 700 metres (2,300 ft) altitude.

[6] Its natural range is Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Queensland.

[3][6][5] Homotypic synonyms Heterotypic synonyms This species is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)) as least concern, citing its wide distribution across a number of countries, its large population and its occurrence in protected areas as the basis for the assessment.

[2] Although there is no explanation provided by DES, the species only occurs in a few scattered locations in Queensland,[5] which may account for the status.