Native to Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe; introduced into Andaman Is., Caroline Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Fiji, Hawaii, India, Jawa, Leeward Is., Mauritius, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Samoa, Society Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Windward Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.