Wikstroemia retusa

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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

↑ "Wikstroemia retusa A.Gray". Tropicos. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Wang Yinzheng et al, Flora of China 13: 222 (2007)
↑ Sorting Wikstroemia names
↑ 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.
↑ Salter, Rebecca (2001). Japanese woodblock printing. University of Hawaii Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-8248-2553-9.

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History

Materials	Wood pulp Fiber crop Papyrus Paper chemicals

Types	Blotting Bond Construction Copy Cotton Crêpe Display Glassine India Kraft Laid Manila Newsprint Oatmeal Onionskin Origami Rag Rice Security Seed Tar Thermal Tissue Tracing Transfer Tree-free Wallpaper Waterproof Wax Wood-free Wove

Specifications	Size Density Units of paper quantity

Production	Papermaking Paper engineering Paper mill Paper machine Calender Sulfite process Kraft process Soda pulping Paper recycling

Industry	List of paper mills In Europe In Canada In Japan In the United States

Issues	Bleaching of wood pulp Environmental impact of paper Paper pollution

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