[3] The specific epithet laxa is from the Latin meaning 'loose', referring to the inflorescence.

[4] Dacryodes laxa grows up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 30 centimetres (12 in).

The oblong or ovoid fruits are pink, ripening blue, and measure up to 4.5 cm (2 in) long.

[4] Dacryodes laxa grows naturally in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Borneo.

Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forests from sea-level to 700 metres (2,300 ft) altitude.