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Synonyms:

Areca catechu Willd.

Areca faufel Gaertn.

Areca himalayana Griff. ex H. Wendl.

Areca hortensis Lour.

Areca nigra Giseke ex H. Wendl.

Sublimia areca Comm. ex Mart.

Plant growing area

Originated probably from Indonesia or India. Cultivated in the warm regions of Asia (Southeast Asia, Indonesia), China (Guangxi, Guangzhou-Canton area, Hainan, Yunnan), Taiwan.

Grows in rainforests, in undergrowth.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Japan, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Areca catechu is a palm-tree which reaches 10 - 20m height. Fruits are abundant, orange and have an oval shape. The betelnut palm is now cultivated across the Asian tropics as a cash crop.

Throughout South and Southeast Asia, the chewing of nut is an ancient tradition for millions of people. The nut is used in combination with the betel leaf (Piper betel, Piperaceae family) and lime, to chew because it is credited with stimulating properties. Thus, the nut is used in many medicinal preparations because of the alkaloids it contains.

Its use has been mentioned in ancient texts for almost 2,000 years. The flower of the areca palm is also cooked.The dye extracted from the nut is used to dye silk and cotton. The coloring principle is the cachou, tannin extracted from the nut; it is a combination of catechol and / or epicatechol (procyanidins).

China:

Used as dye.

Japan:

Used for dyeing in black silk textiles. It is called Binroji zome.

Korea:

Also used as medicine. Not native but imported.

Thailand:

In Thailand papermakers use the shells of the nuts they have burnt to extract a mate black color which is brushed on documents written in yellow; these papers are used during certain temple ceremonies.

Preparation process for making paper

The cachou is prepared by boiling the nut crushed into powder and after filtering, the liquid is concentrated by evaporation until obtaining a thick material which is poured into moulds. These blocks are stored and sold in that form.

Cachou is melted in hot water to use it as dye. The color varies with the pH. The use of an iron mordant gives a black color.

Japan:

Dyeing of papers is performed in two ways: pulp dyeing (sukizome) or sheet dyeing (hitashizome by dipping or hikizome by brushing).To dye paper by soaking, the sheets are plucked one by one between two wooden sticks by their small side. This will keep the sheet flat during soaking.

Korea:

The papers are dyed in three ways: dyeing of the pulp (Seonyeombeop), dyeing of the sheet by dipping, brushing and spraying (Huyeombeop ), combination of the both methods (Honyeombeop).Then the paper can be hammered.

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.

Used part of the plant:

Fruit

Use for paper making:

Dye

Language:

English

Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl © Flora of China

Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl © G. Métailié

Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl © K. Yamasaki

Botanical classification

Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl

Order:

Laurales

Family:

Synonyms:

Camphora officinarum Nees

Camphora officinarum var. glaucescens A. Braun

Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Nees & Eberm.,

Cinnamomum camphora var. glaucescens (Braun, A.) Meisn.

Cinnamomum camphora var. nominale Hayata

Cinnamomum nominale (Hayata) Hayata

Cinnamomum simondii Lecomte

Cinnamomum taquetii H. Lév.

Laurus camphora L.

Persea camphora (L.) Spreng.

Plant growing area

Introduced or cultivated in many countries around the world.

China (South of Chang Jiang river), Japan (Honshu (West Kanto, Shikoku, Kyushu), Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam.

Cultivated in valleys and on mountain slopes.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Japan.

Plant cultivation and use

Cinnamomum camphora is an evergreen large tree, up to 25 m tall. Flowering in May to June.

It is the main source of camphor, which is derived from chipped wood of the stems and roots, the branchlets and the leaves.The essential oil extracted from the leaves or by steam distillation of the wood, is used medically as an antiseptic, antispasmodic and immunostimulant.

The wood is used for making furniture.

In addition to camphor, the main constituent, it contains waxes, mucilages, sitosterol and red tannins which are used as dyes. Colour varies from red to brown. When the dye is applied in combination with iron as mordant, the color becomes olive green.

China:

The roots would have insecticidal properties. They were placed in book storage places.

Preparation process for making paper

Japan:

Dyeing of papers is performed in two ways: pulp dyeing (sukizome) or sheet dyeing (hitashizome by dipping or hikizome by brushing).

To dye paper by soaking, the sheets are plucked one by one between two wooden sticks by their small side. This will keep the sheet flat during soaking.

Paper names

Used part of the plant:

Stem

Wood

Branch

Use for paper making:

Dye

Language:

English

Botanical classification

Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl

Order:

Laurales

Family:

Synonyms:

Camphora officinarum Nees

Camphora officinarum var. glaucescens A. Braun

Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Nees & Eberm.,

Cinnamomum camphora var. glaucescens (Braun, A.) Meisn.

Cinnamomum camphora var. nominale Hayata

Cinnamomum nominale (Hayata) Hayata

Cinnamomum simondii Lecomte

Cinnamomum taquetii H. Lév.

Laurus camphora L.

Persea camphora (L.) Spreng.

Plant growing area

Introduced or cultivated in many countries around the world.

China (South of Chang Jiang river), Japan (Honshu (West Kanto, Shikoku, Kyushu), Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam.

Cultivated in valleys and on mountain slopes.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Japan.

Plant cultivation and use

Cinnamomum camphora is an evergreen large tree, up to 25 m tall. Flowering in May to June.

The wood is used for making furniture.

China:

The roots would have insecticidal properties. They were placed in book storage places.

Preparation process for making paper

Japan:

Dyeing of papers is performed in two ways: pulp dyeing (sukizome) or sheet dyeing (hitashizome by dipping or hikizome by brushing).

To dye paper by soaking, the sheets are plucked one by one between two wooden sticks by their small side. This will keep the sheet flat during soaking.

Paper names

Used part of the plant:

Stem

Wood

Branch

Use for paper making:

Dye

Language:

Korean

Local scripture:

빈랑나무

Botanical classification

Areca catechu L.

Order:

Arecales

Family:

Synonyms:

Areca catechu Willd.

Areca faufel Gaertn.

Areca himalayana Griff. ex H. Wendl.

Areca hortensis Lour.

Areca nigra Giseke ex H. Wendl.

Sublimia areca Comm. ex Mart.

Plant growing area

Originated probably from Indonesia or India. Cultivated in the warm regions of Asia (Southeast Asia, Indonesia), China (Guangxi, Guangzhou-Canton area, Hainan, Yunnan), Taiwan.

Grows in rainforests, in undergrowth.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Japan, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Areca catechu is a palm-tree which reaches 10 - 20m height. Fruits are abundant, orange and have an oval shape. The betelnut palm is now cultivated across the Asian tropics as a cash crop.

China:

Used as dye.

Japan:

Used for dyeing in black silk textiles. It is called Binroji zome.

Korea:

Also used as medicine. Not native but imported.

Thailand:

Preparation process for making paper

Cachou is melted in hot water to use it as dye. The color varies with the pH. The use of an iron mordant gives a black color.

Japan:

Korea:

Paper names

Used part of the plant:

Fruit

Use for paper making:

Dye

Language:

Botanical classification

Areca catechu L.

Order:

Arecales

Family:

Synonyms:

Areca catechu Willd.

Areca faufel Gaertn.

Areca himalayana Griff. ex H. Wendl.

Areca hortensis Lour.

Areca nigra Giseke ex H. Wendl.

Sublimia areca Comm. ex Mart.

Plant growing area

Originated probably from Indonesia or India. Cultivated in the warm regions of Asia (Southeast Asia, Indonesia), China (Guangxi, Guangzhou-Canton area, Hainan, Yunnan), Taiwan.

Grows in rainforests, in undergrowth.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Japan, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Areca catechu is a palm-tree which reaches 10 - 20m height. Fruits are abundant, orange and have an oval shape. The betelnut palm is now cultivated across the Asian tropics as a cash crop.

China:

Used as dye.

Japan:

Used for dyeing in black silk textiles. It is called Binroji zome.

Korea:

Also used as medicine. Not native but imported.

Thailand:

Preparation process for making paper

Cachou is melted in hot water to use it as dye. The color varies with the pH. The use of an iron mordant gives a black color.

Japan:

Korea:

Paper names

Used part of the plant:

Fruit

Use for paper making:

Dye

Language:

Botanical classification

Areca catechu L.

Order:

Arecales

Family:

Synonyms:

Areca catechu Willd.

Areca faufel Gaertn.

Areca himalayana Griff. ex H. Wendl.

Areca hortensis Lour.

Areca nigra Giseke ex H. Wendl.

Sublimia areca Comm. ex Mart.

Plant growing area

Originated probably from Indonesia or India. Cultivated in the warm regions of Asia (Southeast Asia, Indonesia), China (Guangxi, Guangzhou-Canton area, Hainan, Yunnan), Taiwan.

Grows in rainforests, in undergrowth.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Japan, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Areca catechu is a palm-tree which reaches 10 - 20m height. Fruits are abundant, orange and have an oval shape. The betelnut palm is now cultivated across the Asian tropics as a cash crop.

China:

Used as dye.

Japan:

Used for dyeing in black silk textiles. It is called Binroji zome.

Korea:

Also used as medicine. Not native but imported.

Thailand:

Preparation process for making paper

Cachou is melted in hot water to use it as dye. The color varies with the pH. The use of an iron mordant gives a black color.

Japan:

Korea:

Paper names

Used part of the plant:

Fruit

Use for paper making:

Dye

Language:

Botanical classification

Areca catechu L.

Order:

Arecales

Family:

Synonyms:

Areca catechu Willd.

Areca faufel Gaertn.

Areca himalayana Griff. ex H. Wendl.

Areca hortensis Lour.

Areca nigra Giseke ex H. Wendl.

Sublimia areca Comm. ex Mart.

Plant growing area

Originated probably from Indonesia or India. Cultivated in the warm regions of Asia (Southeast Asia, Indonesia), China (Guangxi, Guangzhou-Canton area, Hainan, Yunnan), Taiwan.

Grows in rainforests, in undergrowth.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Japan, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Areca catechu is a palm-tree which reaches 10 - 20m height. Fruits are abundant, orange and have an oval shape. The betelnut palm is now cultivated across the Asian tropics as a cash crop.

China:

Used as dye.

Japan:

Used for dyeing in black silk textiles. It is called Binroji zome.

Korea:

Also used as medicine. Not native but imported.

Thailand:

Preparation process for making paper

Cachou is melted in hot water to use it as dye. The color varies with the pH. The use of an iron mordant gives a black color.

Japan:

Korea:

Paper names

Used part of the plant:

Fruit

Use for paper making:

Dye

Language:

Japanese

Local scripture:

クスノキ

Botanical classification

Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl

Order:

Laurales

Family:

Synonyms:

Camphora officinarum Nees

Camphora officinarum var. glaucescens A. Braun

Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Nees & Eberm.,

Cinnamomum camphora var. glaucescens (Braun, A.) Meisn.

Cinnamomum camphora var. nominale Hayata

Cinnamomum nominale (Hayata) Hayata

Cinnamomum simondii Lecomte

Cinnamomum taquetii H. Lév.

Laurus camphora L.

Persea camphora (L.) Spreng.

Plant growing area

Introduced or cultivated in many countries around the world.

China (South of Chang Jiang river), Japan (Honshu (West Kanto, Shikoku, Kyushu), Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam.

Cultivated in valleys and on mountain slopes.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Japan.

Plant cultivation and use

Cinnamomum camphora is an evergreen large tree, up to 25 m tall. Flowering in May to June.

The wood is used for making furniture.

China:

The roots would have insecticidal properties. They were placed in book storage places.

Preparation process for making paper

Japan:

Dyeing of papers is performed in two ways: pulp dyeing (sukizome) or sheet dyeing (hitashizome by dipping or hikizome by brushing).

To dye paper by soaking, the sheets are plucked one by one between two wooden sticks by their small side. This will keep the sheet flat during soaking.

Paper names

Used part of the plant:

Stem

Wood

Branch

Use for paper making:

Dye

Language:

Botanical classification

Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl

Order:

Laurales

Family:

Synonyms:

Camphora officinarum Nees

Camphora officinarum var. glaucescens A. Braun

Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Nees & Eberm.,

Cinnamomum camphora var. glaucescens (Braun, A.) Meisn.

Cinnamomum camphora var. nominale Hayata

Cinnamomum nominale (Hayata) Hayata

Cinnamomum simondii Lecomte

Cinnamomum taquetii H. Lév.

Laurus camphora L.

Persea camphora (L.) Spreng.

Plant growing area

Introduced or cultivated in many countries around the world.

China (South of Chang Jiang river), Japan (Honshu (West Kanto, Shikoku, Kyushu), Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam.

Cultivated in valleys and on mountain slopes.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Japan.

Plant cultivation and use

Cinnamomum camphora is an evergreen large tree, up to 25 m tall. Flowering in May to June.

The wood is used for making furniture.

China:

The roots would have insecticidal properties. They were placed in book storage places.

Preparation process for making paper

Japan:

Dyeing of papers is performed in two ways: pulp dyeing (sukizome) or sheet dyeing (hitashizome by dipping or hikizome by brushing).

To dye paper by soaking, the sheets are plucked one by one between two wooden sticks by their small side. This will keep the sheet flat during soaking.

Paper names

Used part of the plant:

Stem

Wood

Branch

Use for paper making:

Dye

Language:

Chinese

Local scripture:

樟

Botanical classification

Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl

Order:

Laurales

Family: