The inference of the species name, derived from Latin (virescens = becoming green), is unclear.

[3] It is native to Borneo and to Samar and Mindanao in the Philippines.

[2] It is an emergent tree, up to 50 metres (160 ft) tall, in mixed dipterocarp forest on clay soils.

[3] Anthoshorea virescens is found in at least two protected areas (Lambir & Gunung Mulu National Parks), but is threatened elsewhere due to habitat loss.

It is a light hardwood sold under the trade names of white meranti.