Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ribbonwood \Rib"bon*wood`\, n. (Bot.)
   A malvaceous tree ({Hoheria populnea}) of New Zealand, the
   bark of which is used for cordage.

Source : WordNet®

Hoheria populnea
     n : 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}, {ribbonwood},
          {houhere}]