Lagetta [SEP] parent taxon
Lagetta
Lagetta is a genus of plants in the family Thymelaeaceae.
Species.
Species include:
- "Lagetta lagetto".
Lagetta lagetto
Lagetta lagetto is a species of tree native to several Caribbean islands. It is called the lacebark or gauze tree because the inner bark is structured as a fine netting that has been used for centuries to make clothing as well as utilitarian objects like rope.
Taxonomy.
"Lagetta lagetto", the lacebark (sometimes: lace-bark) or gauze tree, is native to the islands of Jamaica, Cuba, and Hispaniola (in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic). It was formerly known as