Diospyros buxifolia is a tree in the family Ebenaceae. It grows up to tall. Inflorescences bear up to five flowers. The fruits are ellipsoid, up to long. The specific epithet ' is from the Latin, referring to the leaves' resemblance to those of the genus Buxus. Habitat is forests from sea level to altitude. D. buxifolia is found widely from India to Indochina and in Malesia as far as New Guinea.