Linnaeus reports to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences [Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademien], that the piece of bark they have asked him about is Lagetto or Lace bark.
Lauri folio arbor, folio latiore mucronato [a tree with a laurel’s leaf, rather broad, its apex ending in a short protruding part], there is a reference to Hans Sloane, “Jamaica”, I, 168[Linnaeus refers to A voyage to the islandsI].
Frutex foliis majoribus cordatis nitidis [bush with rather big shiny, heart-shaped leaves], there is a reference to Patrick Browne, ”jam”. 371 [Linnaeus refers to The Civil and natural history of Jamaica].
Linnaeus has known for a long time that the interior bark of this tree is used in Jamaica for making ropes.
It looks like a lace, and Linnaeus has seen big pieces of it.
Engelbert Gother has visited Linnaeus to get its name.