Diospyros wallichii is a tree in the Ebenaceae family. It grows up to 20 metres (70 ft) tall. Twigs are rusty-hairy when young. Inflorescences bear up to nine flowers. The fruits are round, up to 2.5 cm (1 in) in diameter. The tree is named for the Danish botanist Nathaniel Wallich. Habitat is lowland mixed dipterocarp forests and limestone hills from sea-level to 700 metres (2,300 ft) altitude. D. wallichii is found from Burma to west Malesia.