[3] The specific epithet costata is from the Latin meaning 'ribbed', likely referring to the prominent veins on the leaf underside.

[4] Dacryodes costata grows up to 45 metres (150 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 45 centimetres (18 in).

The fruits are ellipsoid or ovoid and measure up to 2.2 cm (1 in) long.

[4] Dacryodes costata grows naturally in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo and the Philippines.

Its habitat is lowland and hill forests from sea-level to 540 metres (1,800 ft) altitude.