What is "ribbonwood"

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

n. 1 Various plants from Australia and New Zealand in the genera (taxlink Hoheria genus), (taxlink Idiospermum genus) and (taxlink Plagianthius genus). 2 (taxlink Adenostoma sparsifolium species) of southern California in the US and northern Baja California in Mexico. Also called redshanks

1. n. deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton [syn: ribbon tree, Plagianthus regius, Plagianthus betulinus]

2. small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage [syn: lacebark, houhere, Hoheria populnea]

Ribbonwood is a common name for several plants and may refer to:

• Idiospermum, an Australian tree
• Hoheria genus
• Plagianthus regius (lowland ribbonwood), a New Zealand tree
• Plagianthus divaricatus, a New Zealand tree
• Plagianthus betulinus, a New Zealand tree