What they did find was that the area was rich in dyewood and logwood (also a dye plant). (ambergrisCaye.com)
A new dye industry finally arose in the late Middle Ages, allowing Catholic cardinals to cloak themselves in scarlet drawn from the shells of tiny kermes insects and tapestry makers to weave with vivid reds from dyewood trees native to India and Brazil. (scientificamerican.com)
«Logwood is a valuable dyewood, leguminous, native of Central America. (AmbergrisCaye.com)