title: Xanthophyllum flavescens
text: # 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 metres (100 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 80 centimetres (30 in). 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 (1 in) 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 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) altitude.
  
  