Phaleria capitata is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae.

[2][3] It grows as a shrub or small tree up to 10 metres (30 ft) tall, with a stem diameter of up to 15 centimetres (6 in).

Habitat is forest from sea-level to 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) altitude.

P. capitata grows naturally in Sri Lanka, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, Maluku, the Philippines, New Guinea, the Caroline Islands and Tonga.

Common/English names include Ongael, Phaleria Jack.