Wikstroemia retusa

Wikstroemia retusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Wikstroemia
Species: W. retusa
Binomial name
Wikstroemia retusa
A.Gray[1]
Synonyms

Daphne grayana Halda Wikstroemia obovata Hemsl.[2]

Wikstroemia retusa (Ao ganpi[3]) is a shrub native to Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines,[2] used for making paper since the 8th century.[4][5]

References

  1. "Wikstroemia retusa A.Gray". Tropicos. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
  2. 1 2 Wang Yinzheng et al, Flora of China 13: 222 (2007)
  3. Sorting Wikstroemia names
  4. Taylor, Travis. "Gampi". Oriental papermaking fibres. University of Melbourne, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, The Centre for Cultural Materials Preservation. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  5. Salter, Rebecca (2001). Japanese woodblock printing. University of Hawaii Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-8248-2553-9.


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