Chionanthus plurifloroides grows as a tree up to 17m (56feet) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 30cm (10inches). The bark is yellowish grey or dark brown. The flowers are yellow green. Fruit is blue green, round, up to 1.5cm (00.6inches) in diameter. Habitat is mixed dipterocarp forest, from sea-level to 600m (2,000feet) altitude. C. plurifloroides is endemic to Borneo.