Xanthophyllum flavescens

Xanthophyllum flavescens is a plant in the family Polygalaceae. The specific epithet flavescens is from the Latin meaning "becoming yellow', referring to the leaves.

Description
Xanthophyllum flavescens grows as a shrub or tree up to 30 m tall with a trunk diameter of up to 80 cm. The bark is grey or greenish brown. The flowers are yellow, white or pink. The brown fruits are round and measure up to 2 cm in diameter.

Distribution and habitat
Xanthophyllum flavescens grows naturally in continental Southeast Asia and western Malesia. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp or montane forests from sea-level to 2000 m altitude.