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The plant is known locally as Lang Beff but is also known as Mother’s Tongue or Lamowee.
In some sections of the Leeward Islands it is used to make a rope call ‘fisal.’
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Snake plant. also called lang beff
Called Lang Boeuf in my village. It is named Sansevieria in my book about plants. Also called sisal. We used to pound it with a stone, scrape it and dry the strands. When dry, we plaited it and made purses, small mats and other craft items. It grew abundantly on the hillside in that west coast village.
Mother in law tongue.
It has a very pungent scent at night especially if inside the house.
It is …langue poule. Langue beff is the giant sized green one with thornes. Truss me.
Langue beouf
We referred to it as lachay lamowie (salt fish tail) as kids. A substitute for salt fish.
I don’t know the name but it used to stand in as our ‘salt fish’ when we played ‘shop’ as kids!
As soon as I saw it I remember we playing shop and it was our salt fish in those days when children played and sweety warper was money good old days
banana tree
IT’S CALLED MOTHER- IN- LAW – TONGUE.IS IT THAT BAD !!!LOL
L.M.A.O
O.M.G INTERESTING NAME FOR A FLOWER.
I’ve never seen it flowered its called in NY the snake plant. Its called lang beff in DA.
Lang beff
Mother-in-law’s tongue plant (sanseveria trifoliate)
It’s locally called Langue Beuf …more on the north of the Island..places like cottage.
Yeh, we had alot of this plant in our yard
d.n.o it is more fun with the weekend caption.especially with the animals.
Mother in Law’s tongue or Sansevieria trifasciata
its botanical name is susaylantae andaeatriusae
lange beff
Langue Boef
long I’ve not seen a potato plant this big! thanks dno for shearing.
Browsing Hemp or Snake plant,…. (Sansevieria trifasciata)
Campbell Marijuana Flower
What happen you drawing attention to the village?
Water Lily? Ginger Lily?
I think the plant is call mother in law plant, the name of the flower am not sure.
Ginger Lilly
langue poul
That is a langue tet chien
I know that plant but never realized it does flower
Same here. First news to me!
It does and has a beautiful and alluring fragrance.
I have it at home for years and never noticed it flowering.
It is called cows tongue, in creole.
Lang beff? No way. Lang beff has thorns on the edges of the leaf, is not variegated and is much larger. Try again.