Hoheria lyallii

Hoheria lyallii
H. lyallii in Mount Cook Village, Canterbury, New Zealand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Hoheria
Species:
H. lyallii
Binomial name
Hoheria lyallii

Hoheria lyallii, the mountain lacebark, is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to New Zealand, where it grows on drier mountainous areas of South Island — mainly in eastern Canterbury and Marlborough. Growing to 7 m (23 ft), it is a deciduous shrub or small tree with hairy leaves and slightly scented white flowers in summer.[3]

The Latin specific epithet lyallii honours the Scottish naturalist and explorer David Lyall (1817–1895).[3] In cultivation in the United Kingdom this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4][5] Hoheria lyallii and Hoheria glabrata (which has a similar appearance) are known in Māori as houi, and were likely used as textiles by South Island Māori.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Hoheria lyallii". The Plant List. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Hoheria lyallii Hook.f." International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Hoheria lyallii". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  4. ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Hoheria lyallii". Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  5. ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 49. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  6. ^ Neich, Roger (1996). "New Zealand Maori Barkcloth and Barkcloth Beaters". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 33: 111–158. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906461. Wikidata Q58677501.