Kingdom Plantae Family Malvaceae Rank Species | Order Malvales Genus Hoheria | |
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Similar Hoheria, Hoheria sexstylosa, Hoheria glabrata, Leucopogon fasciculatus, Hoheria angustifolia | ||
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.
References
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