Hoheria_populnea

<i>Hoheria populnea</i>

Hoheria populnea

Species of flowering plant

Hoheria populnea, commonly known as New Zealand mallow,[1] lacebark or houhere, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, endemic to New Zealand.

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Hoheria populnea is found from the coast to lowland forests, and has a natural distribution from the North Cape of the North Island, to the Bay of Plenty.[2] It can grow into a tree 12 metres tall and has broad, oval leaves, with serrated margins.[3] The leaves are dark green, 5–12 cm long and 6 cm wide.[4] Lacebark produces white flowers in clusters from January to March.[5]

The bark of the plant was used in Māori traditional textiles to create ropes, hats, kits and headbands.[6] Oral histories tell of early experiments to create felted material from the plant, similar to aute (the paper mulberry used in Polynesian textiles), however attempts were unsuccessful.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. [2]
    Malloy, Les (1982). The Ancient Islands. Wellington: Port Nicholson Press. pp. 59. ISBN 0908635044.
  3. [3]
    "Flowering seed plants: North and South Islands – Houhere, lacebark". The University of Auckland. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  4. [4]
    "Lacebark, Ribbonwood Hoheria populnea (A.Cunn)" (PDF). Herb Federation of New Zealand. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  5. [5]
    "Hoheria populnea". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  6. [6]
    Neich, Roger (1996). "New Zealand Maori Barkcloth and Barkcloth Beaters". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 33: 111–158. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906461. Wikidata Q58677501.


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