The specific epithet tenue is from the Latin meaning 'slender', referring to the twigs.

[2] Xanthophyllum tenue grows up to 25 metres (80 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 40 centimetres (16 in).

The round fruits are pale greenish brown and measure up to 1.9 cm (1 in) in diameter.

Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp and lower montane forests from sea-level to 1,500 metres (5,000 ft) altitude.

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