Edgeworthia chrysantha
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Edgeworthia chrysantha (common names: Oriental Paperbush, Mitsumata)[1] is a plant in the Thymelaeaceae family.[2]
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Etymology
The genus was named in honour of Michael Pakenham Edgeworth (1812–1881), an Irish-born Victorian era amateur botanist, who worked for the East India Company, and for his sister, writer Maria Edgeworth.[3][4][5] The species name chrysantha derives from the Greek chrusos meaning 'golden' and 'anthos' meaning flower with reference to the gold coloured flowers.[citation needed]
Description
Edgeworthia chrysantha is a deciduous shrub with dark green, leathery, single, alternate, lanceolate leaves, 8–13 cm long. It can reach a height of 2–2.5 m. Flowers are yellow and fragrant, in clusters at the branch tips. The flowering period extends from February to April.
The bark fibres of this plants are used for making the handmade Japanese tissue called "mitsumata paper". Along with Kozo and Gampi it is used for making traditional Japanese paper or Washi. It is among other uses, used for banknotes as the paper is very durable.[1]
Distribution
This species can be found in south west China, Nepal and Japan.
Gallery
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Edgeworthia chrysantha in flower, Imperial Palace gardens, Tokyo
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Close-up on flowers of Edgeworthia chrysantha, in Donglin Temple (Jiangxi), Jiujiang, China
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Leaves of' Edgeworthia chrysantha
References
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- ↑ eFloras, 2009
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- ↑ Meisner, C.D.F. Plantarum vascularium genera secundum ordines ... 2: 242. 1841 (18-24 Jul 1841)[1]
Further reading
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