Xanthophyllum ramiflorum is a plant in the family Polygalaceae. The specific epithet ' is from the Latin meaning 'flowering on the branches'.
Xanthophyllum ramiflorum grows as a shrub or tree up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is pale brown. The flowers are white, drying yellowish. The roundish fruits are reddish brown and measure up to in diameter.
Xanthophyllum ramiflorum is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is peatswamp and kerangas forests.