Origin: Southeast China and India.
It seems to be able to tolerate mangrove environment as they were seen growing well near the shore areas at the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. A tree at the Singapore Botanic Gardens was granted a National heritage tree status in August 2002. It certainly goes to show how entrenched this tree is in Singapore.
Origin: Mexico, West Indies, Central and West Africa.
This tree is commonly found at parks where it was previously cultivated. It is also seen at the parameter of forested areas.