Rubroshorea scabrida is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae which is native to Borneo and eastern Sumatra.
The species was first described as Shorea scabrida by Colin Fraser Symington in 1935. The specific epithet scabrida means 'rough', referring to the indumentum. In 2022 Peter Shaw Ashton and Jacqueline Heckenhauer placed the species in genus Rubroshorea as R. scabrida.
Rubroshorea scabrida grows up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . It has buttresses up to tall. The bark is fissured. The leathery leaves are elliptic to obovate and measure up to long. The inflorescences bear cream flowers, pink at their base.
Rubroshorea scabrida is native to Borneo and Sumatra. Its habitat is kerangas forests, swamp forests or mixed dipterocarp forests to elevations of .
Rubroshorea scabrida has been assessed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List. It is threatened by land conversion for agriculture. It is also threatened by logging for its timber, including the construction of logging roads. Mining activities and fires pose additional risks. R. scabrida does occur in a number of protected areas.