Latitudinal range: 0.6° to 6.3°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (4), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (1)

Found in 5 samples

Indonesia: Aek Nangali, Sekundur

Malaysia: Jambu Bongkok Forest Reserve, Telaga Tujuh, Timbah Virgin Jungle Reserve

See also Melanochyla beccariana, Melanochyla bracteata, Melanochyla caesia, Melanochyla sp.