or Hohere
Maori name fora New Zealand tree, Hoheria populnea, A. Cunn., N.O. Malvaceae; called also Lacebark (q.v.) andxeRibbonwood (q.v.).
1883. J. Hector, `Handbook of New Zealand,' p. 130:
«Houhere, ribbonwood of Dunedin. [The name is now moregeneral.] An ornamental shrub-tree ten to thirty feet high.Bark fibrous and used for cordage, and affords a demulcentdrink. Wood splits freely for shingles, but is not durable.. . . Bark used for making a tapa cloth by the Maoris in oldentimes.»
1889. T. Kirk, `Forest Flora of New Zealand,' p. 87:
«In one or other of its varied forms the `houhere' is found innearly every district in N.Z. It is everywhere admired for itshandsome foliage, and the beauty of its pure white flowers,which are produced in vast profusion during the early wintermonths. . . . The bark is capable of division into a number oflayers. . . . By settlers all forms are termed `ribbonwood,'or less frequently `lace-bark' – – names which are applied toother plants; they are also termed `thousand-jacket.'»
1895. `Longman's Geography Reader for New Zealand,' p. 231:
«The houhere is a small tree with beautiful white flowers,and the bark splits up into thin layers which look like delicatelace; hence the plant is called lace-bark or ribbon-wood bythe colonists.»