deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton

[ Syn: ribbon tree , plagianthus regius , plagianthus betulinus ]

small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage

[ Syn: lacebark , houhere , hoheria populnea ]