Brackenridgea palustris is a tree in the family Ochnaceae. The specific epithet ' is from the Latin meaning "swampy", referring to the species' habitat.
Brackenridgea palustris grows up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The smooth to scaly bark is brown to reddish brown. The fruits measure up to long.
Brackenridgea palustris grows naturally in Sumatra, Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, and Sulawesi. Its habitat is lowland forests, especially peat swamp and kerangas, to forests, from sea-level to elevation.
Two subspecies are accepted: