Ko te Houhi puruhi he rākau whakaruruhau o Aotearoa. He whāiti, he itiiti ngā rau o tēnei rākau, he momo Houhere anō. Kei te tupu tēnei rākau ki Taranaki , ki ngā takiwā whakatetonga hoki. Ki ētahi, he rerekē anō te whakatakotoranga o te ingoa reo Māori nei, arā he Houhipuruhi. Ko te ingoa pūtaiao he Hoheria angustifolia, ko te ingoa reo Pākehā he Narrowleaved lacebark.