Lacewood

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 [1]
  • Panopsis spp.; Panopsis rubescens and Panopsis sessilifolia [2]
  • Roupala montana, Roupala cordialis Leopardwood, brazilian lacewood, South American lacewood, Ropala lacewood
  • Sterculia shillinglawii, a tree from New Guinea
For the production company, see Lacewood Productions.

Uses

References
  1. Lincoln, William A (1986). World Woods in Colour. Hertford UK: Stobard Davies Ltd. ISBN 0-85442-028-2.
  2. Wood databsase - Lacewood

See also
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