Statut biogéographique : Selon Stace & Alwan (2010): "Native in tropical Asia, probably from India to the extreme southeast, and in Polynesia and northeastern Australia." D'après Molino
et al. (Adansonia, 44(26):
[345-]441[-903]. 13/12/2022): "A species native to South-West Asia, introduced and naturalised in most tropical regions."