Isonema smeathmannii Roem. & Schult.

A climbing shrub. It has a rusty red covering. It grows 5 m tall. The branches are 20 m long. The main stem is 2 cm across. The leaves are opposite and simple. The leaves are 4-12 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The base is rounded and they taper to the tip. They are leathery and hairy underneath. The flowering stalks are near the end of the branches and are 27 cm long by 6 cm wide. They are hairy. The flowers have both sexes. The flowers are tube shaped and red-brown in colour. The fruit are made up of 2 follicles. They are cylinder shaped and 11-20 cm long by 1 cm wide. They have rusty velvety hairs. There are many spindle shaped seeds.

Scrub vegetation or forest, mainly near the coast, often near water or in swampy locations.

The young leaves are eaten cooked as a potherb.

Plants are grown by seeds.