Dinophora spenneroides Benth.

A herb or shrub. It grows 4 m high. It is woody at the base and has many branches. The branches are soft and four sided when young. The leaves are opposite and simple. The leaves are unequal and sword shaped. They are 5-22 cm long by 2-8 cm wide. They are usually rounded or heart shaped at the base and taper to the tip. The flowers are in a slender branching group. The fruit are about 1.5 cm across and white. They have several small seeds. The seeds are 1 mm long.

Forest undergrowth, preferring more open locations such as along paths and on former cultivation sites; found at elevations from sea-level up to 2,000 metres.

The leaves are slightly acid and are cooked and eaten.

Can be grown by seedlings.