Hoheria angustifolia

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2024}}

{{Speciesbox

|name = Narrow-leaved lacebark

|image = Hoheria-augustifolia.jpg

|genus = Hoheria

|species = angustifolia

|authority = Raoul

}}

Hoheria angustifolia, the narrow-leaved lacebark or narrow-leaved houhere, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, endemic to New Zealand. It is an evergreen tree or shrub with a weeping habit and grows to {{convert|10|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} tall.{{cite book | title=The Native Trees of New Zealand | last=Salmon| first=J.T.| year=2005 | page=183 | publisher=Reed Publishing | location=Auckland, New Zealand}}{{cite journal |last1=Wilson |first1=Hugh | authorlink=Hugh Wilson (New Zealand botanist) | title=White lace at Lothlorien |journal=Pīpipi |date=November 2016 |volume=44 |page=8}} Known as Houhere or Houhi in Māori, the bark of the tree was occasionally used for traditional textiles, similar to the traditional use of Hoheria populnea.{{Cite Q|Q58677501}}

It is commonly described in literature with a diameter at breast height (DBH) of up to {{convert|30|cm}}, but botanist Hugh Wilson found a specimen in Hinewai Reserve with a DBH of {{convert|130|cm}}. It has grey-green to dark green leaves, and white flowers from December to February. It has a divaricating small leaved habit while young until it gets to about {{convert|2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} high. The adult leaves are narrow and coarsely toothed hence the common name of narrow-leaved lacebark.{{cite web|title=Narrow-leaved lacebark|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/13819/narrow-leaved-lacebark|work=Story: Shrubs and small trees of the forest|publisher=Te Ara The Encyclopedia of New Zealand|accessdate=1 April 2013}} Distribution is larger than any of the other lacebark species and can be found mostly in the eastern South Island, and in the North Island from Taranaki down.