title: Tricarpelema philippense
text: # Tricarpelema philippense
  
  Tricarpelema philippense is a monocotyledonous herbaceous plant in the family Commelinaceae. It occurs in maritime Southeast Asia in the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
  
  ## Distribution and habitat
  
  Tricarpelema philippense occurs in maritime Southeast Asia in the countries of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Within the Philippines it has been collected in the provinces of Quezon, Cebu, and on the island of Luzon. In Malaysia the plant is known from the country's two states on the island of Borneo, namely Sabah and Sarawak, while the Indonesian populations are also confined to that country's portion of Borneo, Kalimantan.
  
  