
Thymelaeaceae FAMILY
Lagetta lagetto
Lagetta lagetto
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Lacebark is a tree growing 5 - 12 metres tall[ 426 Title Flowering Plants of Jamaica Publication Author Adams. C.D. Publisher University of the West Indies; Jamaica. Year 1972 ISBN Description A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc. ]. A very fine fibre, used as a lace substitute, can be obtained from the bark[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeCaribbean - Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica.
HabitatWoodlands on limestone hills at elevations of 450 - 780 metres[ 426 Title Flowering Plants of Jamaica Publication Author Adams. C.D. Publisher University of the West Indies; Jamaica. Year 1972 ISBN Description A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc. ].