The black lancewood or carisiri of the Guianas is of remarkably slender form. Closely related is "Pseudopanax ferox", the toothed lancewood. Wattles are also relatively common including northern black wattle and lancewood (northern golden wattle). Large fragmented stands of Bullwaddy interspersed with area of lancewood are common to the area. Pseudopanax ferox, the toothed lancewood or horoeka, is a small tree endemic to New Zealand. The material used was ash and lancewood. Common names include giant ironwood, ironwood box, scrub ironwood and lancewood. "Lancewood", a tough elastic wood of various trees, was often used especially for carriage shafts. The provincial tree is the Moulmein lancewood ("Homalium tomentosum"). Lancewood is a hardy tree with potential as a shelter or screening plant.