The native range of this species stretches from Northern India (Uttarakhand) to Nepal to southern China and western and central Malesia.

The fruit is a globose, succulent drupe,[3] with a hard endocarp; diameter 1.1–1.3 cm (0.43–0.51 in); average mass 670 mg (10.3 gr).

[4] It is native to the hills of Uttarakhand, western Nepal and the eastern part of the Indian Himayalan states such as Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya and southern Bhutan.

It is also found in Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, southern China, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand and Vietnam.

Mainly in Shimla, Mandi Solan & Sirmaur districts, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, southern Bhutan, and western Nepal, especially at elevations of 900–1,800 m (3,000–6,000 ft) above sea level.

An extract of the fruit of plant species was reported to lower oxidative stresses (Shri et al.