This species is found in scattered locations within the east of the UAE. Jongbloed et al. (2003) report it from mountains and wadis, and show scattered point localities east of Al Ain, from near Hatta, and two other eastern localities, but also show a significant distribution along the coast east of Abu Dhabi city. Feulner (2011) reports occurrence in the Hajar Mountains (wadis, lower slopes, foothills and alluvial plains) without details. Mahmoud et al. (2018) reported the species from plantations along the western slopes of the Hajar Mountains. <a href=""http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00003768"">RBGE Herbarium </a>holds a specimen from the east coast from the 'Kalba date gardens' (1993). The Sharjah Seedbank & Herbarium hold records of this species from near Wahala (Sharjah) to the east near the border with Oman, from the Ras Al-Khaimah coast east at Jazirat Al Hamra, from the Sharjah-Abu Dhabi border north of Al Shwalb, and from south of Dubai city. It has also been reported from Jebel Nazwar. The native distribution of this species is from north-east Africa (Egypt to Kenya) to north-west India, and it has been introduced to the Americas (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018).