Kratom plants (Mitragyna speciosa) are actually trees, occasionally growing as tall as 100 feet in height. They are native to the tropical regions of Southeast Asia and, as such, are a little difficult to grow in non-tropical climates. It is possible, though.

Southeast Asia, especially in countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia, kratom grows very fertile in this area due to several factors such as climate and soil. such as green malay kratom or super green malay kratom, others such as red malay, white malay and yellow malay are still the preferred strains in the kratom market itself.

Malay kratom strains are famous for their quality, high content of alkaloids such as mitragynine, making this type of kratom very popular with kratom enthusiasts, in the current era it is rather difficult to find sources of kratom trees in Malaysia which have almost been cut down illegally for development reasons. The legality factor of kratom in Malaysia makes this plant not cultivated like in Indonesia.