The epithet of the species, ramiflora refers to the ramiflorous inflorescences, deriving from the Latin rami- (pertaining to branches) and -florus (flowered).

[7] The trunks dbh is up to 60 cm, it can be buttressed or multistemmed, and has a red blaze (longitudinal cut exposure of bark).

Cynometra ramiflora has hard and heavy timber, which is used in small volumes in construction, including for door posts.

[12] The species is cultivated for ornamental purposes, and the leaves, roots and seeds are harvested for use in traditional medicine.

[7] In India, in order to treat skin diseases, the leaf is boiled in cow's milk, mixed with honey and then applied externally.

Each sialang tree is held to have a sacred occupant, usually a female deity (though sometimes called Sernad Belelkat) who is the owner of the bees, nest and honey.

To gather the wild honey from this tree is regarded as going into the perilous realm of the spirit world, and appropriate precautions need to be taken.