Hoheria lyallii
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| Hoheria lyallii | |
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| H. lyallii in Mount Cook Village, Canterbury, New Zealand | |
Scientific 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, endemic 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]