Biology:Hoheria angustifolia
| Narrow-leaved lacebark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Hoheria |
| Species: | H. angustifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Hoheria angustifolia Raoul
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Hoheria angustifolia, the narrow-leaved lacebark or narrow-leaved houhere, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, endemic to New Zealand. It is an evergreen tree or shrub with a weeping habit and grows to 10 m (33 ft) tall.[1][2] Known as Houhere or Houhi in Māori, the bark of the tree was occasionally used for traditional textiles, similar to the traditional use of Hoheria populnea.[3]
It is commonly described in literature with a diameter at breast height (DBH) of up to 30 centimetres (12 in), but botanist Hugh Wilson found a specimen in Hinewai Reserve with a DBH of 130 centimetres (51 in).[2] It has grey-green to dark green leaves, and white flowers from December to February. It has a divaricating small leaved habit while young until it gets to about 2 m (7 ft) high. The adult leaves are narrow and coarsely toothed hence the common name of narrow-leaved lacebark.[4] Distribution is larger than any of the other lacebark species and can be found mostly in the eastern South Island, and in the North Island from Taranaki down.[1]
Etymology
Hoheria is derived from the Maori vernacular name for this genus, houhere or hoihere.[5]
Angustifolia means 'with narrow leaves'.[5]
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Salmon, J.T. (2005). The Native Trees of New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand: Reed Publishing. p. 183.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wilson, Hugh (November 2016). "White lace at Lothlorien". Pīpipi 44: 8.
- ↑ Neich, Roger (1996). "New Zealand Maori Barkcloth and Barkcloth Beaters". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 33: 111–158. ISSN 0067-0464.
- ↑ "Narrow-leaved lacebark". Story: Shrubs and small trees of the forest. Te Ara The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/13819/narrow-leaved-lacebark. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN:9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN:9780521685535 (paperback). pp 49, 202
Wikidata ☰ Q13919910 entry
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