The specific epithet rostrata is from the Latin meaning 'beaked', referring to the narrow-tipped leaves.

[3] Dacryodes rostrata grows up to 45 metres (150 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 200 centimetres (80 in).

The oblong or ovoid fruits ripen blue and measure up to 3.5 cm (1 in) long.

[3] Dacryodes rostrata grows widely in Vietnam and western Malesia.

Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forest from sea-level to 800 metres (2,600 ft) altitude.