Hoheria glabrata

Mountain lacebark
Hoheria glabrata leaves
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Hoheria
Species: H. glabrata
Binomial name
Hoheria glabrata
Sprague et Summerhayes

Hoheria glabrata (mountain lacebark or ribbonwood) is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, endemic to New Zealand. It is one of the few deciduous trees to be found in N.Z. growing to 10 m (33 ft) tall with green leaves that turn yellow in autumn, and white flowers that appear around January.[1]

Mainly found in the wetter parts of the mountainous regions of the South Island.[2]

Leaves are toothed around the margins, also look for the distinctive heart shape of the leaf which differentiates it from the very similar Hoheria lyallii. H. glabrata is a small tree which often grows multiple branches from the base although this does not always occur.

References

  1. "Hoheria glabrata". Flora > flora details. New Zealand Plant Conservation Network.
  2. Metcalf, Lawrie (2002). Trees of New Zealand. New Holland Publishers (NZ) Ltd. p. 58. ISBN 1877246573.
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