{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}} {{Speciesbox | image = | image_caption = | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=IUCN/> | genus = Xanthophyllum | species = pulchrum | authority = King<ref name=POWO/> | synonyms = }}

'''''Xanthophyllum pulchrum''''' is a species of flowering plant in the family ''Polygalaceae''.<ref name=POWO/><ref name=COL/> The specific epithet ''{{lang|la|pulchrum}}'' is from the Latin meaning 'beautiful', referring to the plant's appearance.<ref name=TFSS/>

==Description== ''Xanthophyllum pulchrum'' grows as a shrub or tree up to {{convert|30|m|-1}} tall with a trunk diameter of up to {{convert|30|cm|-1}}. The smooth bark is grey, brown or greenish. The flowers are pink or whitish, drying red or brownish orange. The pale brown fruits are round and measure up to {{convert|2|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} in diameter.<ref name=TFSS/>

==Distribution and habitat== ''Xanthophyllum pulchrum'' grows naturally in Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forests or swampy terrain from sea-level to {{convert|1000|m|-2}} altitude.<ref name=TFSS/>

==References== {{Reflist | refs =

<ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn |author= de Kok, R. |date=2024 |title= ''Xanthophyllum pulchrum'' |article-number= e.T223240283A223242857 |doi= 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T223240283A223242857.en |access-date=22 February 2025}}</ref>

<ref name=POWO>{{cite POWO |title=''Xanthophyllum pulchrum'' King |id=692890-1 |access-date=23 February 2025}}</ref>

<ref name=COL>{{Catalogue of Life |id=5C7B8 |title=''Xanthophyllum pulchrum'' |access-date=22 February 2025}}</ref>

<ref name=TFSS>{{Cite book | last1 = De Wilde | first1 = W. J. J. O. | last2 = Duyfjes | first2 = Brigitta E. E. | date = March 2007 | contribution = ''Xanthophyllum pulchrum'' King | editor1-last = Soepadmo | editor1-first = E. | editor2-last = Saw | editor2-first = L. G. | editor3-last = Chung | editor3-first = R. C. K. | editor4-last = Kiew | editor4-first = Ruth | title = Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak | volume = 6 | pages = 274–275 | publisher = Forest Research Institute Malaysia | isbn = 983-2181-89-5}} </ref>

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pulchrum Category:Flora of Peninsular Malaysia Category:Flora of Borneo Category:Plants described in 1890 Category:Taxa named by George King (botanist)

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