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Typha orientalis C. Presl © IFAS University of Florida

Identification

Fibre type	Grass (Stem)
Average fibre lenght	1,7 mm
Average fibre width	22 µm
Fibre ends	Pointed.
Striations, cross-markings, flexion creases	Prominent wall.
Associated cells
Special features	Very large vessel elements, unwound spiral vessels.
Herzberg staining	Dark purple
Graff 'C' staining	Dark purple

Botanical classification

Typha orientalis C. Presl

Order:

Poales

Family:

Typhaceae

Synonyms:

Typha latifolia var. orientalis (C. Presl) Rohrb.

Typha orientalis var. brunnea Skvortsov

Typha shuttleworthii Lehm.

Typha shuttleworthii subsp. orientalis (C. Presl) Graebn.

Typha shuttleworthii var. orientalis (C. Presl) Rohrb.

Plant growing area

The genus is found mainly in the Northern hemisphere and can be found in a large variety of wetland habitats.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Korea.

China:

Hunan.

Plant cultivation and use

Typha orientalis is a perennial monocotyledonous plant of wetlands where it grows in dense colonies. The roots are rhizomes and stem is topped by a dense inflorescence in shape of distaff. It is found in temperate, tropical, subtropical climates. It reaches 1.50m to 3m height. It prefers the rich soils of the pond margins, full sun or part shade.

The leaves, flowers and roots have medicinal properties. The roots and young shoots are edible.
The stems and leaves are used for thatching and can be woven into mats, hats, etc.
The root fibers are used to make string while the stem fibers are used in the manufacture of a greenish or brown paper.

Preparation process for making paper

Korea:

The plants are harvested in summer, autumn or winter and are soaked in water for a day. They are then cooked for 2 hours with sodium hydroxide. The fibers are then beaten in a grinder for 1 hour to 2 hours.

Paper names

In Asia and particularly in China, Korea and Japan, the papers are intended for a wide range of use: Papers for calligraphy and art, Papers for ceremonies, Paper as a medium of exchange, money paper, Papers for making clothes, wall hangings and bedding, Papers for architecture, interior design, Papers for crafts of various kinds, for domestic purposes and leisure. The names assigned to the paper refers to different notions: The material used, The place of production, The method of production, Appearance, Dimensions, Use, The name of an artist or a studio etc.

Korea:

Suffix ji = paper.

In Korea papers made with paper mulberry bark are the most numerous.

Used part of the plant:

Leaf

Stem

Use for paper making:

Fiber

Language:

Chinese

Local scripture:

薏苡

Identification

Fibre type	Stem, straw
Average fibre lenght	1,6 mm (1.5– 3,2)
Average fibre width	23 µm (7.5 – 29.7)
Fibre ends	Pointed.
Striations, cross-markings, flexion creases
Associated cells	Abundant parenchyma cells.
Special features	Faint walls.
Herzberg staining	Dark purple.
Graff 'C' staining	Purple.

Botanical classification

Coix lacryma-jobi L.

Order:

Poales

Family:

Poaceae

Synonyms:

Coix lacryma-jobi L. var. frumentacea Makino

Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen (Rom. Caill.) Stapf. ex Hook f.

Coix lacryma-jobi subsp. ma-yuen (Rom. Caill.) T. Koyama

Plant growing area

This species is native to warm-temperate regions of Asia. It is now widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

Bhutan Burma, China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Zhejiang), India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.

It grows near the streams, in marshy valleys, moist fields.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Coix lacryma-jobi is widely cultivated in all tropical and subtropical regions. It is an annual tall grain-bearing plant.

Throughout East Asia, Job's Tears are available in dried form and cooked as a grain (in Korea and China, liquors are also distilled from the grain).

It is also used in traditional Chinese and Lao medicines as diuretic.

Korea:

Coix lachryma-jobi is used in combination with the paper mulberry fibers, as a complement.

Paper names

Korea:

Suffix ji = paper.

In Korea papers made with paper mulberry bark are the most numerous.

Used part of the plant:

Stem

Straw

Use for paper making:

Fiber

Language:

English

Identification

Fibre type	Stem, straw
Average fibre lenght	1,6 mm (1.5– 3,2)
Average fibre width	23 µm (7.5 – 29.7)
Fibre ends	Pointed.
Striations, cross-markings, flexion creases
Associated cells	Abundant parenchyma cells.
Special features	Faint walls.
Herzberg staining	Dark purple.
Graff 'C' staining	Purple.

Botanical classification

Coix lacryma-jobi L.

Order:

Poales

Family:

Poaceae

Synonyms:

Coix lacryma-jobi L. var. frumentacea Makino

Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen (Rom. Caill.) Stapf. ex Hook f.

Coix lacryma-jobi subsp. ma-yuen (Rom. Caill.) T. Koyama

Plant growing area

This species is native to warm-temperate regions of Asia. It is now widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

It grows near the streams, in marshy valleys, moist fields.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Coix lacryma-jobi is widely cultivated in all tropical and subtropical regions. It is an annual tall grain-bearing plant.

Throughout East Asia, Job's Tears are available in dried form and cooked as a grain (in Korea and China, liquors are also distilled from the grain).

It is also used in traditional Chinese and Lao medicines as diuretic.

Korea:

Coix lachryma-jobi is used in combination with the paper mulberry fibers, as a complement.

Paper names

Korea:

Suffix ji = paper.

In Korea papers made with paper mulberry bark are the most numerous.

Used part of the plant:

Stem

Straw

Use for paper making:

Fiber

Language:

English

Identification

Fibre type	Stem, straw
Average fibre lenght	1,6 mm (1.5– 3,2)
Average fibre width	23 µm (7.5 – 29.7)
Fibre ends	Pointed.
Striations, cross-markings, flexion creases
Associated cells	Abundant parenchyma cells.
Special features	Faint walls.
Herzberg staining	Dark purple.
Graff 'C' staining	Purple.

Botanical classification

Coix lacryma-jobi L.

Order:

Poales

Family:

Poaceae

Synonyms:

Coix lacryma-jobi L. var. frumentacea Makino

Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen (Rom. Caill.) Stapf. ex Hook f.

Coix lacryma-jobi subsp. ma-yuen (Rom. Caill.) T. Koyama

Plant growing area

This species is native to warm-temperate regions of Asia. It is now widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

It grows near the streams, in marshy valleys, moist fields.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Coix lacryma-jobi is widely cultivated in all tropical and subtropical regions. It is an annual tall grain-bearing plant.

Throughout East Asia, Job's Tears are available in dried form and cooked as a grain (in Korea and China, liquors are also distilled from the grain).

It is also used in traditional Chinese and Lao medicines as diuretic.

Korea:

Coix lachryma-jobi is used in combination with the paper mulberry fibers, as a complement.

Paper names

Korea:

Suffix ji = paper.

In Korea papers made with paper mulberry bark are the most numerous.

Used part of the plant:

Stem

Straw

Use for paper making:

Fiber

Language:

Japanese

Local scripture:

ジュズダマ

Identification

Fibre type	Stem, straw
Average fibre lenght	1,6 mm (1.5– 3,2)
Average fibre width	23 µm (7.5 – 29.7)
Fibre ends	Pointed.
Striations, cross-markings, flexion creases
Associated cells	Abundant parenchyma cells.
Special features	Faint walls.
Herzberg staining	Dark purple.
Graff 'C' staining	Purple.

Botanical classification

Coix lacryma-jobi L.

Order:

Poales

Family:

Poaceae

Synonyms:

Coix lacryma-jobi L. var. frumentacea Makino

Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen (Rom. Caill.) Stapf. ex Hook f.

Coix lacryma-jobi subsp. ma-yuen (Rom. Caill.) T. Koyama

Plant growing area

This species is native to warm-temperate regions of Asia. It is now widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

It grows near the streams, in marshy valleys, moist fields.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Coix lacryma-jobi is widely cultivated in all tropical and subtropical regions. It is an annual tall grain-bearing plant.

Throughout East Asia, Job's Tears are available in dried form and cooked as a grain (in Korea and China, liquors are also distilled from the grain).

It is also used in traditional Chinese and Lao medicines as diuretic.

Korea:

Coix lachryma-jobi is used in combination with the paper mulberry fibers, as a complement.

Paper names

Korea:

Suffix ji = paper.

In Korea papers made with paper mulberry bark are the most numerous.

Used part of the plant:

Stem

Straw

Use for paper making:

Fiber

Language:

French

Identification

Fibre type	Stem, straw
Average fibre lenght	1,6 mm (1.5– 3,2)
Average fibre width	23 µm (7.5 – 29.7)
Fibre ends	Pointed.
Striations, cross-markings, flexion creases
Associated cells	Abundant parenchyma cells.
Special features	Faint walls.
Herzberg staining	Dark purple.
Graff 'C' staining	Purple.

Botanical classification

Coix lacryma-jobi L.

Order:

Poales

Family:

Poaceae

Synonyms:

Coix lacryma-jobi L. var. frumentacea Makino

Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen (Rom. Caill.) Stapf. ex Hook f.

Coix lacryma-jobi subsp. ma-yuen (Rom. Caill.) T. Koyama

Plant growing area

This species is native to warm-temperate regions of Asia. It is now widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

It grows near the streams, in marshy valleys, moist fields.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Coix lacryma-jobi is widely cultivated in all tropical and subtropical regions. It is an annual tall grain-bearing plant.

Throughout East Asia, Job's Tears are available in dried form and cooked as a grain (in Korea and China, liquors are also distilled from the grain).

It is also used in traditional Chinese and Lao medicines as diuretic.

Korea:

Coix lachryma-jobi is used in combination with the paper mulberry fibers, as a complement.

Paper names

Korea:

Suffix ji = paper.

In Korea papers made with paper mulberry bark are the most numerous.

Used part of the plant:

Stem

Straw

Use for paper making:

Fiber

Language:

Korean

Local scripture:

율무

Identification

Fibre type	Stem, straw
Average fibre lenght	1,6 mm (1.5– 3,2)
Average fibre width	23 µm (7.5 – 29.7)
Fibre ends	Pointed.
Striations, cross-markings, flexion creases
Associated cells	Abundant parenchyma cells.
Special features	Faint walls.
Herzberg staining	Dark purple.
Graff 'C' staining	Purple.

Botanical classification

Coix lacryma-jobi L.

Order:

Poales

Family:

Poaceae

Synonyms:

Coix lacryma-jobi L. var. frumentacea Makino

Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen (Rom. Caill.) Stapf. ex Hook f.

Coix lacryma-jobi subsp. ma-yuen (Rom. Caill.) T. Koyama

Plant growing area

This species is native to warm-temperate regions of Asia. It is now widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

It grows near the streams, in marshy valleys, moist fields.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Coix lacryma-jobi is widely cultivated in all tropical and subtropical regions. It is an annual tall grain-bearing plant.

Throughout East Asia, Job's Tears are available in dried form and cooked as a grain (in Korea and China, liquors are also distilled from the grain).

It is also used in traditional Chinese and Lao medicines as diuretic.

Korea:

Coix lachryma-jobi is used in combination with the paper mulberry fibers, as a complement.

Paper names

Korea:

Suffix ji = paper.

In Korea papers made with paper mulberry bark are the most numerous.

Used part of the plant:

Stem

Straw

Use for paper making:

Fiber

Language:

French

Identification

Fibre type	Stem, straw
Average fibre lenght	1,6 mm (1.5– 3,2)
Average fibre width	23 µm (7.5 – 29.7)
Fibre ends	Pointed.
Striations, cross-markings, flexion creases
Associated cells	Abundant parenchyma cells.
Special features	Faint walls.
Herzberg staining	Dark purple.
Graff 'C' staining	Purple.

Botanical classification

Coix lacryma-jobi L.

Order:

Poales

Family:

Poaceae

Synonyms:

Coix lacryma-jobi L. var. frumentacea Makino

Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen (Rom. Caill.) Stapf. ex Hook f.

Coix lacryma-jobi subsp. ma-yuen (Rom. Caill.) T. Koyama

Plant growing area

This species is native to warm-temperate regions of Asia. It is now widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

It grows near the streams, in marshy valleys, moist fields.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Coix lacryma-jobi is widely cultivated in all tropical and subtropical regions. It is an annual tall grain-bearing plant.

Throughout East Asia, Job's Tears are available in dried form and cooked as a grain (in Korea and China, liquors are also distilled from the grain).

It is also used in traditional Chinese and Lao medicines as diuretic.

Korea:

Coix lachryma-jobi is used in combination with the paper mulberry fibers, as a complement.

Paper names

Korea:

Suffix ji = paper.

In Korea papers made with paper mulberry bark are the most numerous.

Used part of the plant:

Stem

Straw

Use for paper making:

Fiber

Language:

French

Identification

Fibre type	Stem, straw
Average fibre lenght	1,6 mm (1.5– 3,2)
Average fibre width	23 µm (7.5 – 29.7)
Fibre ends	Pointed.
Striations, cross-markings, flexion creases
Associated cells	Abundant parenchyma cells.
Special features	Faint walls.
Herzberg staining	Dark purple.
Graff 'C' staining	Purple.

Botanical classification

Coix lacryma-jobi L.

Order:

Poales

Family:

Poaceae

Synonyms:

Coix lacryma-jobi L. var. frumentacea Makino

Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen (Rom. Caill.) Stapf. ex Hook f.

Coix lacryma-jobi subsp. ma-yuen (Rom. Caill.) T. Koyama

Plant growing area

This species is native to warm-temperate regions of Asia. It is now widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

It grows near the streams, in marshy valleys, moist fields.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Coix lacryma-jobi is widely cultivated in all tropical and subtropical regions. It is an annual tall grain-bearing plant.

Throughout East Asia, Job's Tears are available in dried form and cooked as a grain (in Korea and China, liquors are also distilled from the grain).

It is also used in traditional Chinese and Lao medicines as diuretic.

Korea:

Coix lachryma-jobi is used in combination with the paper mulberry fibers, as a complement.

Paper names

Korea:

Suffix ji = paper.

In Korea papers made with paper mulberry bark are the most numerous.

Used part of the plant:

Stem

Straw

Use for paper making:

Fiber

Language:

English

Identification

Fibre type	Stem, straw
Average fibre lenght	1,6 mm (1.5– 3,2)
Average fibre width	23 µm (7.5 – 29.7)
Fibre ends	Pointed.
Striations, cross-markings, flexion creases
Associated cells	Abundant parenchyma cells.
Special features	Faint walls.
Herzberg staining	Dark purple.
Graff 'C' staining	Purple.

Botanical classification

Coix lacryma-jobi L.

Order:

Poales

Family:

Poaceae

Synonyms:

Coix lacryma-jobi L. var. frumentacea Makino

Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen (Rom. Caill.) Stapf. ex Hook f.

Coix lacryma-jobi subsp. ma-yuen (Rom. Caill.) T. Koyama

Plant growing area

This species is native to warm-temperate regions of Asia. It is now widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

It grows near the streams, in marshy valleys, moist fields.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Coix lacryma-jobi is widely cultivated in all tropical and subtropical regions. It is an annual tall grain-bearing plant.

Throughout East Asia, Job's Tears are available in dried form and cooked as a grain (in Korea and China, liquors are also distilled from the grain).

It is also used in traditional Chinese and Lao medicines as diuretic.

Korea:

Coix lachryma-jobi is used in combination with the paper mulberry fibers, as a complement.

Paper names

Korea:

Suffix ji = paper.

In Korea papers made with paper mulberry bark are the most numerous.

Used part of the plant:

Stem

Straw

Use for paper making:

Fiber

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