COOK AND COLLINS—ECONOMIC PLANTS OF PORTO RICO, 1738 
Lagerstroemia indica. ASTROMEDA. CRAPE MYRTLE. 
Family Lythraceae; an ornamental shrub, native in China and extensively cul- 
tivated in greenhouses in Europe and America, or, southward, in the open air, 
In the West Indies it is frequent in gardens; reported from Sierra de Luquillo 
and from Pefiuelas, about dwellings. 
Lagerstroemia reginae, 
An East Indian tree valued for its timber, which is extremely durable in water. 
Introduced into Jamaica according to Grisebach. 
Laguncularia racemosa. MANGLE BLANCO, PuatK XLII. 
Family Combretaceae; a shrub or tree 5 to 8 meters high: grows in tide-water 
swamps and is often mistaken for the true mangrove, Rhizophora, It is abundant 
immediately behind Catano, (Stahl, 4: 136.) 
Lancewood. 
A name applied in the British West Indies to species of Oxandra and Cananga. 
Lantana camara. CARIAQUILLO. 
Family Verbenaceae; a spiny shrub, | meter high. found in rocky places: 
reported from Guanica, Yauco, and Mayaguez. (Stahl, 6: 214.) 
Lantana crocea. CaARIAQUILLO., 
A shrub slightly longer than L. camara, (Stahl, 6: 215.) 
Lantana involucrata. CaARIAQUILLO DE SANTA MARIA. 
A shrub, 1 meter high, found in waste places: flowers fragrant. At Catano 
this is called simply ‘* Santa Maria." (Stahl. 6: 215.) 
Lasianthus lanceolatus. ARoMA. 
Also called ** bejuco de peo’ and ** mata de peo.”” A rubiaceous shrub from the 
eastern and southern parts of the island. (Urban, Symb. 1: 449.) 
Lasianthus moralesii. 
Family Rubiaceae; reported from Naguabo, 
Laugeria resinosa. AQUILON. 
Family Rubiaceae; « shrub, 8 feet (2.5 meters) high, on mountains. 
Laurel amarillo. 
Perhaps the same as “laurel sabino.’* The wood is yellow, makes good boards, 
stands water well, and is pretty for furniture; specific gravity, 0.96. (Hansard. ) 
Laurel blanco. 
A tree from all parts of the island; height, 40 to 45 feet (12 to 14 meters); 
diameter, 20 to 25 inches (50 to 62 centimeters); wood, white, hard; specific 
gravity, 0.606; used in building houses. (Exp. 1857.) 
Captain Hansard gives a specific gravity of 0.84 and says it is a white wood 
used for furniture. 
Grosourdy (2: 393) includes both *‘ laurel prieto’’ and ‘laurel blanco’ under 
the following description: 
A wild tree, 60 to 80 feet (18 to 24 meters) high, with a long, straight trunk 
6 to 8 inches (15 to 20 centimeters) in diameter. It furnishes a wood very strong 
and resistant, rather light, fibrous in texture, neither hard nor flexible, and 
moderately fine-grained. The wood exhales an agreeable aromatic odor. The 
color is a grayish yellow or very light cinnamon. Specific gravity, 0.658. Used 
on the continent to make umbrellas and in building boats. It is also suitable 
for doors, windows, etc. 
Laurel prieto. 
A tree from all parts of the island: height, 40 to 45 feet (12 to 14 meters); 
diameter, 20 to 25 inches (50 to 62 centimeters): wood, dark, hard; specific gravity, 
Avo. 
0.572; used in building houses, (Exp. 1857.) (See also Laurel blanco.) 
