Diospyros piscicapa is a tree in the Ebenaceae family. It grows up to 27 metres (90 ft) tall. The twigs are stout and smooth. Male inflorescences feature one to three flowers with a tubular calyx. The fruits are ellipsoid to round, up to 5 cm (2 in) in diameter. The fruit is locally used to stun fish. Habitat is lowland mixed dipterocarp forests from sea-level to 700 metres (2,300 ft) altitude. D. piscicapa is endemic to Borneo.