Latitudinal range: 0.6° to 6.3°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (2), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (1)

Found in 3 samples

Indonesia: Aek Nangali, Sekundur

Malaysia: Telaga Tujuh

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