Hoheria glabrata

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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

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|image = Hoheria-glabrata.jpg

|image_caption = Ribbonwood leaves in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park

|genus = Hoheria

|species = glabrata

|authority = Sprague et Summerhayes

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Hoheria glabrata, the mountain lacebark or ribbonwood, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, endemic to New Zealand. It is one of the few deciduous trees to be found in New Zealand growing to {{convert|10|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} tall with green leaves that turn yellow in autumn, and white flowers that appear around January.{{cite web|title=Hoheria glabrata|url=http://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora_details.aspx?ID=821|work=Flora > flora details|publisher=New Zealand Plant Conservation Network}}

Mainly found in the wetter parts of the mountainous regions of the South Island.{{cite book|last=Metcalf|first=Lawrie|title=Trees of New Zealand|year=2002|publisher=New Holland Publishers (NZ) Ltd|isbn=1877246573|pages=58}} Leaves are toothed around the margins, also look for the distinctive heart shape of the leaf which differentiates it from the very similar Hoheria lyallii. H. glabrata is a small tree which often grows multiple branches from the base although this does not always occur. Both the bark of Hoheria glabrata and Hoheria lyallii (known in Māori as houi) were likely used as textiles by South Island Māori.{{Cite Q|Q58677501}}