Rubroshorea scaberrima is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae which is endemic to Borneo.
The species was first described as Shorea scaberrima by William Burck in 1886. The specific epithet scaberrima means 'very rough', referring to the indumentum. In 2022 Peter Shaw Ashton and Jacqueline Heckenhauer placed the species in genus Rubroshorea as R. scaberrima.
Rubroshorea scaberrima grows up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . It has buttresses up to tall. The multi-coloured bark starts smooth, later becoming cracked and flaky. The leathery to papery leaves are ovate to obovate. The inflorescences bear pink flowers.
Rubroshorea scaberrima is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forests to elevations of .
Rubroshorea scaberrima has been assessed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List. It is threatened by land conversion for plantations. It is also threatened by logging for its timber, including the construction of logging roads. R. scaberrima does occur in a number of protected areas, but only in Sarawak.