[2][4] The sole species is Eustrephus latifolius, commonly known as wombat berry.

It is an evergreen vine native to Malesia, the Pacific Islands and eastern Australia.

The yellow-orange, globose, capsules are 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 in) diameter and contain numerous black seeds partly enclosed in a white aril.

[6] The variation in the shapes of the leaves has resulted in the creation of numerous infraspecific taxa over the years, none of which are recognised by most present-day systematists.

[7][page needed] The 1889 book 'The Useful Native Plants of Australia’ records that Eustrephus latifolius is a "climber produces sweet though only small tubers, which, however, are probably capable of enlargement through culture (Mueller).