Lagetta

Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Lagetta in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Lagetta (native name in Jamaica). Thymelaeaceae. Lace-bark. Three W. Indian trees, one of which, L. lintearia, Lam., is familiar in Jamaica as yielding the beautiful and delicate lace-like material derived from many layers of the inner bark; this material has the look of a gauzy fabric, and it is used in the making of many articles of ornament and use. Sometimes the tree is grown under glass in collections of economic plants. It grows 20-30 ft. high: glabrous: lvs. alternate, broad-ovate, pointed, 3-5 in. long, evergreen: fls. small, white, in terminal racemes or open lax bractless spikes; calyx tubular-cylindrical, 4-toothed; corolla 0; stamens 8; ovary ovoid, with a single style and broad stigma: fr. small, globose, inclosed in the persistent base of the calyx-tube. B.M. 4502. J.F. 1:19. The lace-bark of New Zeal. is a very different plant, Hoheria populnea and also Gaya Lyallii (Malvaceae). ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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