It is found from the Aru Islands, eastern Indonesia, to Philippines, and through Mainland Southeast Asia to Odisha, India.

[15] Parts of the plant (particularly the fruit) are eaten by[16] the fruitbats Balionycteris maculata, Chironax melanocephalus, Cynopterus brachyotis[5] and Cynopterus horsfieldii, the kanchil Tragulus kanchil, the langur Presbytis femoralis, the pheasant Lophura erythrophthalma, the porcupine Trichys fasciculata, the rats Leopoldamys sabanus and Maxomys whiteheadi, the squirrels Rhinosciurus laticaudatus and Lariscus insignis, and the treeshrew Tupaia glis.

[15] Common names for the tree include: balunijok (Karo, Sumatera);[17] mendong (Temuan people, Malaysia).

[17] The Temuan people living in the Ayer Hitam Forest of Selangor, Malaysia, use a poultice of pulped leaves of the tree to treat sores.

[1] Mark James Elgar Coode (1937-), British botanist, reviewed the taxa and published the accepted varieties in the Kew Bulletin in 2001,[21] see below.