Lacewood is a common name for the wood produced from a number of different trees, with mostly a striking appearance of their "lace-wood", which gets its name from the lace like pattern: These include:
- Allanblackia floribunda, Allanblackia parviflora, West African trees
- Cardwellia sublimis, an Australian tree
- Elaeocarpus bojeri, "bois dentelle", due to the unique patterns of its flowers
- Euplassa pinnata, Euplassa cantareirae, trees from northeastern South america
- Firmiana papuana, a tree from New Guinea
- Grevillea robusta, an East Australian tree
- Lagetta lagetto, a Caribbean tree, lacebark tree, lace tree, "bois dentelle", the inner bark is formed of reticulated fibres so as to resemble a coarse kind of lace.
- Macadamia spp., Australian trees
- Monoon oblongifolium (Syn.: Polyalthia oblongifolia) Mempisang, a Philppinean tree, yellow lacewood
- Platanus spp.; Platanus occidentalis American sycamore, Platanus × hispanica London plane
- Panopsis spp.; Panopsis rubescens and Panopsis sessilifolia
- Roupala montana, Roupala cordialis Leopardwood, brazilian lacewood, South American lacewood, Ropala lacewood
- Sterculia shillinglawii, a tree from New Guinea
Uses
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Lacewood
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Lacewood dulcimer
References
- Lincoln, William A (1986). World Woods in Colour. Hertford UK: Stobard Davies Ltd. ISBN 0-85442-028-2.
- "Lacewood". The Wood Database. Archived from the original on 2016-07-26.
See also
Index of plants with the same common nameThis page is an index of articles on plant species (or higher taxonomic groups) with the same common name (vernacular name). If an internal link led you here, you may wish to edit the linking article so that it links directly to the intended article.
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