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Keywords: plant blossom flower white point of focus pointoffocus cannon close up closeup new zealand newzealand nature trees green black fllower outdoor Adorning the whimsical branches of the lace bark, this new born flower of delight has burst into life and energy, feeding the nectar of life. HOUHERE – LACEBARK Māori nameshouhere, houhi, and similar variants. Lowland ribbonwood is mānatu Other common nameslacebark, ribbonwood Scientific nameHoheria populnea, Hoheria sexstylosa, Hoheria angustifolia, Hoheria glabrata and Hoheria lyallii. Mānatu is Plagianthus regius FamilyMalvaceae (mallow family) The lace-like inner bark of houhere is used for fine, decorative weaving – kete, headbands, trim on hats and cloaks. The bark was sometimes twisted and plaited into ropes. Distribution The lacebarks and ribbonwoods encompass a group of small to medium-sized graceful forest trees from the mallow family. Mānatu is the tallest at up to 15 m, while the Hoheria species grow to about 10 m tall, although much smaller where the two mountain species reach the subalpine zone. Branches are generally slender and upright producing compact crowns. Mature foliage Leaves in all species are mid- to dark green above and paler underneath, with fine yet obvious vein networks. All the leaves are serrated. In H. populnea and H. sexstylosa the adult leaves are slightly leathery and broadest near their midpoints. Leaves of the adult narrow-leaved lacebark are small and narrow. Mountain ribbonwoods have soft foliage often with heart-shaped leaf bases with deep rounded serrations. Foliage of the lowland and mountain ribbonwoods is deciduous in winter, an unusual feature in the New Zealand flora. Young foliage All young houhere have foliage that differs markedly from the adult foliage. Juvenile foliage is only a quarter to half as long as adult foliage, is usually as broad as it is long, and possesses prominent rounded serrated margins that are, with the exception of narrow-leaved lacebark, often deeply lobed. The young foliage is generally sparse on long, very slender branches that, in lowland ribbonwood and narrow-leaved lacebark, intertwine forming springy ‘divaricate’ bushes. Foliage gradually changes to adult form at heights ranging up to 3 m above the ground. Many ecologists believe these juvenile life-stages are adaptations that reduced the impact of moa browsing. Flowers and seeds Hoheria species produce beautiful white scented flowers in summer or autumn, rising either singly or in clusters from the leaf axils. Fruit are 5−7 dry seeds fused together, each seed encased in a broad wing, or in mountain ribbonwoods 10−15 seeds without prominent wings. The flowers of mānatu are small, pale green, and borne abundantly on a much branched delicate infloresence (flowering branch) up to 25 cm long. Lacy inner bark A feature common to all houhere species, and that responsible for their English names, is a fibrous inner bark. Tiny growths of the outer layer of wood penetrate through this fibrous layer, giving it a lacy appearance. This layer is difficult to separate from the surrounding tissue in green bark, but readily comes away from both the bark and wood, in several very fine layers, when dead and dried. Distribution and ecology Each species of lacebark has a distinctive distribution in the wild. Adorning the whimsical branches of the lace bark, this new born flower of delight has burst into life and energy, feeding the nectar of life. HOUHERE – LACEBARK Māori nameshouhere, houhi, and similar variants. Lowland ribbonwood is mānatu Other common nameslacebark, ribbonwood Scientific nameHoheria populnea, Hoheria sexstylosa, Hoheria angustifolia, Hoheria glabrata and Hoheria lyallii. Mānatu is Plagianthus regius FamilyMalvaceae (mallow family) The lace-like inner bark of houhere is used for fine, decorative weaving – kete, headbands, trim on hats and cloaks. The bark was sometimes twisted and plaited into ropes. Distribution The lacebarks and ribbonwoods encompass a group of small to medium-sized graceful forest trees from the mallow family. Mānatu is the tallest at up to 15 m, while the Hoheria species grow to about 10 m tall, although much smaller where the two mountain species reach the subalpine zone. Branches are generally slender and upright producing compact crowns. Mature foliage Leaves in all species are mid- to dark green above and paler underneath, with fine yet obvious vein networks. All the leaves are serrated. In H. populnea and H. sexstylosa the adult leaves are slightly leathery and broadest near their midpoints. Leaves of the adult narrow-leaved lacebark are small and narrow. Mountain ribbonwoods have soft foliage often with heart-shaped leaf bases with deep rounded serrations. Foliage of the lowland and mountain ribbonwoods is deciduous in winter, an unusual feature in the New Zealand flora. Young foliage All young houhere have foliage that differs markedly from the adult foliage. Juvenile foliage is only a quarter to half as long as adult foliage, is usually as broad as it is long, and possesses prominent rounded serrated margins that are, with the exception of narrow-leaved lacebark, often deeply lobed. The young foliage is generally sparse on long, very slender branches that, in lowland ribbonwood and narrow-leaved lacebark, intertwine forming springy ‘divaricate’ bushes. Foliage gradually changes to adult form at heights ranging up to 3 m above the ground. Many ecologists believe these juvenile life-stages are adaptations that reduced the impact of moa browsing. Flowers and seeds Hoheria species produce beautiful white scented flowers in summer or autumn, rising either singly or in clusters from the leaf axils. Fruit are 5−7 dry seeds fused together, each seed encased in a broad wing, or in mountain ribbonwoods 10−15 seeds without prominent wings. The flowers of mānatu are small, pale green, and borne abundantly on a much branched delicate infloresence (flowering branch) up to 25 cm long. Lacy inner bark A feature common to all houhere species, and that responsible for their English names, is a fibrous inner bark. Tiny growths of the outer layer of wood penetrate through this fibrous layer, giving it a lacy appearance. This layer is difficult to separate from the surrounding tissue in green bark, but readily comes away from both the bark and wood, in several very fine layers, when dead and dried. Distribution and ecology Each species of lacebark has a distinctive distribution in the wild.
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