Hoheria angustifolia
| Narrow-leaved Lacebark | |
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| Hoheria augustifolia foliage | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Hoheria |
| Species: | H. augustifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Hoheria augustifolia Raoul | |
Hoheria augustifolia (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 18 m (59 ft) tall with grey-green to dark green leaves, and white flowers from December-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.[1]
Distribution is larger than any of the other lacebark species and can found mostly in the eastern South Island, and in the North Island from Hawke's Bay down but excluding Taranaki to the west.
References
- ↑ "Narrow-leaved lacebark". Story: Shrubs and small trees of the forest. Te Ara The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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