What is "hoheria populnea"

houhere \houhere\ n. A small tree or shrub ( Hoheria populnea) of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage.

Syn: lacebark, ribbonwood, Hoheria populnea.

lacebark \lacebark\ n. A small tree or shrub ( Hoheria populnea) of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage.

Syn: ribbonwood, houhere, Hoheria populnea.

Ribbonwood \Rib"bon*wood`\, n. (Bot.) A malvaceous tree ( Hoheria populnea) of New Zealand, the bark of which is used for cordage.

Hoheria populnea, commonly known as New Zealand mallow, lacebark or houhere, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, endemic to New Zealand.

Hoheria populnea is found from the coast to lowland forests, and has a natural distribution from the North Cape of the North Island, south to the central North Island.

It can grow into a tree 12 metres tall and has broad, oval leaves, with serrated margins. The leaves are dark green, 5-12 cm long and 6 cm wide.

Lacebark produces white flowers in clusters during spring.