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Edgeworthia (paper bush) is a genus of plants in the family Thymelaeaceae.When the genus was first described, it was published twice in the same year (1841), in two separate publications: Plantarum vascularium genera: secundum ordines naturales digesta eorumque differentiae et affinitates tabulis diagnostacis expositae; [1] and Denkschriften der Regensburgischen Botanischen Gesellschaft. [2]
Along with paper mulberry (kōzo) and gampi, it is used for making traditional Japanese paper . Among other applications, mitsumata is used for banknotes as the paper is very durable. [2] In China, flowers, roots and bark are used in traditional medicine. [7] In Korea, the handmade paper is called "hanji" or Korean paper.
E. gardneri branches and leaves. Edgeworthia gardneri is planted as an ornamental; and a high quality paper is made from its bark fibres. [2] This species is said to be the best of the various species that are used to make hand-made paper in the Himalayas.
Washi (和紙) is traditional Japanese paper processed by hand using fibers from the inner bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub (Edgeworthia chrysantha), or the paper mulberry (kōzo) bush. [1] Washi is generally tougher than ordinary paper made from wood pulp, and is used in many traditional arts.
Some Japanese tissues. Japanese tissue is a thin, strong paper made from vegetable fibers.Japanese tissue may be made from one of three plants, the kōzo plant (Broussonetia papyrifera, paper mulberry tree), the mitsumata (Edgeworthia chrysantha) shrub and the gampi tree (Diplomorpha sikokiana).
Scutellaria mexicana, commonly known by variants on bladder sage or paperbag bush, is a shrub of the mint family Lamiaceae distinctive for its calyx lobes that develop into small bag- or bladder-like shells around the fruits.
Hibiscus heterophyllus, commonly known as native rosella or toilet paper bush, [2] is a flowering plant in the family Malvaceae.It a shrub or small tree with white, pale pink or yellow flowers with a dark red centre and grows in New South Wales and Queensland.
Bougainvillea, Behbahan.Many of the small white flowers, in various stages of development, may be seen among the larger bracts. Bougainvillea (/ ˌ b uː ɡ ən ˈ v ɪ l i. ə / BOO-gən-VIL-ee-ə, US also / ˌ b oʊ-/ BOH-) is a genus of thorny ornamental vines, bushes, and trees belonging to the four o' clock family, Nyctaginaceae.