Grewia laevigata Vahl

A climber or small tree. It grows 14 m tall. The trunk can be 13 cm across. The leaves are alternate and simple. They have dense stiff hairs. There are teeth along the edge. The flowers are 3 cm across. They are white to yellow to orange and the petals are curled. The flowers are in groups. The fruit are 13 mm across. They are red and fleshy.

An understorey plant in rather heavily disturbed regrowth forests or in open places in coastal, mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests; on alluvial sites, hillsides and ridges with sandy soils, also on limestone; at elevations up to 1,700 metres.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.