title: Xanthophyllum purpureum
text: # Xanthophyllum purpureum
  
  Xanthophyllum purpureum is a plant in the family Polygalaceae. The specific epithet purpureum is from the Latin meaning "purple", referring to the flowers.
  
  ## Description
  
  Xanthophyllum purpureum grows as a shrub or small tree up to 6 metres (20 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 20 centimetres (10 in). The smooth bark is whitish or brown. The flowers are purple to rose-violet, drying orange-red. The pale yellow-brown fruits are round and measure up to 1.5 cm (0.6 in) in diameter. The wood is used in construction in Kalimantan.
  
  ## Distribution and habitat
  
  Xanthophyllum purpureum is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forests or lower montane forests from sea-level to 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) altitude.
  
  