Dais glaucescens, commonly called havohoa in Malagasy,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae that is native to central Madagascar.

[4] Dais glaucescens takes the form of a shrub or small tree, growing up to 8 metres (8.7 yd) tall.

It is found in forests, usually near water, at elevations of roughly 1,000 metres (1,100 yd).

[5] In Madagascar, the bark of Dais glaucescens is known as "havoa" and is used in the making of Antemoro paper.

[6] This practice of using the "beaten-bark technique" has been attributed to the Antemoro people as far back as 1661 by the French governor of Madagascar Étienne de Flacourt.