Pentace laxiflora is a medium-sized tree growing to a height of about 30 m (100 ft), the trunk having a maximum diameter of 50 cm (20 in).

The leaves have short stalks with a pair of small stipules at the base, and are alternate, usually hairless, lanceolate and whitish underneath.

[2] Pentace laxiflora is endemic to Borneo where it is found in Brunei, Sabah, Sarawak and Kalimantan, its total area of occurrence being about 250,000 km2 (96,500 sq mi).

[1] Much of the lowland dipterocarp forest in Borneo is being cleared for timber and to be used for agriculture and for the establishment of plantations for growing oil palms and pulpwood.

How much impact this is having on the populations of Pentace laxiflora is unclear, but it is a common species in at least part of its range, and where it is logged in Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak), the timber harvesting is managed in forestry concessions.