Rubroshorea monticola is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, native to Borneo.
The species was first described as Shorea monticola by Peter Shaw Ashton in 1962. The specific epithet monticola means 'mountain-dwelling', referring to the habitat. In 2022 Ashton and Jaqueline Heckenhauer placed the species in genus Rubroshorea as R. monticola.
Description Rubroshorea monticola grows up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . It has buttresses up to tall. The bark becomes cracked and flaky. The leathery leaves are elliptic and measure up to long. The inflorescences measure up to long.
Distribution and habitat Rubroshorea monticola is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is upper dipterocarp forests, at elevations of .
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