Grewia retusifolia Kurz

A shrub. It grows to 1.5 m high. The stems have coarse hairs. The leaves are oval. The blade is 6.5-12 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. They are dull green and hairy on the top surface and whitish underneath. The edges have teeth. The flowers are white and 0.7 cm long. They occur in clusters in the axils of leaves. The fruit are fleshy and oblong. They have 2-4 lobes and are 0.6 cm long by 1.2 cm wide. They are red-brown when ripe and with hard seeds inside. The fruit are edible.

Usually grows in open eucalypt forest but sometimes found on the margins of vine thickets and monsoon forest; at elevations up to 550 metres.

The fruit are eaten. They have a pleasant acid taste. The new leaves and fruit are used to make tea.

Plants can be grown from seed.