The mushroom was originally found growing on the fallen leaves of Elaeocarpus dentatus, a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family.
Domatia are also found in some rainforest tree species in the families Alangiaceae, Elaeocarpaceae, Fabaceae, Icacinaceae, Meliaceae, Rubiaceae, Sapindaceae and Simaroubaceae.