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

↑ "Wikstroemia retusa A.Gray". Tropicos. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
1 2 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.

Paper

History Manufacture/Papermaking

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

Materials	Fiber crop Paper chemicals Papyrus Wood pulp Algal bloom (Shiro alga carta)

Specifications	Grammage Density Size Units of paper quantity Surface chemistry of paper Wet strength

Manufacture and Process	Bleaching of wood pulp Calender Conical refiner Deinking Paper pollution Environmental impact of paper Hollander beater Kraft process Organosolv Paper cut Paper machine Paper recycling Soda pulping Sulfite process

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

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