Biogeography
Global Distribution
The species is recorded across tropical and subtropical coasts from South and Southeast Asia through Malesia to northern Australia and the western Pacific. Distribution records should distinguish native occurrence, historical reports and cultivated material.
India to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
Reported from estuaries, tidal wetlands and mangrove margins, with important botanical and ethnobotanical records.
Mainland and maritime regions
Includes Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines.
New Guinea to northern Australia
Records extend through Papua New Guinea and nearby islands to suitable coastal habitat in northern Australia.
How AAIRC treats location data
Occurrence is not evidence of traditional use. A country record, a vernacular name and a documented preparation are stored as separate claims, each with its own source and confidence level.