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Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch © Curtis's Botanical Magazine 1875

Botanical classification

Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch

Order:

Alismatales

Family:

Araceae

Synonyms:

Amorphophallus mairei H. Lév.

Amorphophallus nanus H. Li & C. L. Long

Amorphophallus rivieri Durieu ex Riv.

Brachyspatha konjac (K. Koch) K. Koch

Hydrosme rivieri (Durieu ex Riv.) Engl.

Proteinophallus rivieri (Durieu ex Riv.) J. D. Hook. f.

Plant growing area

China (Yunnan where the species occurs wild), Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Cultivated).

Found in open situations, forest margins and thickets between 200 and 3000 m.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Japan.

Plant cultivation and use

The plant has a rhizome which can weigh up to 4 kg.

It is grown in Indonesia, Korea and Japan mainly as a vegetable (as cakes and noodles), but also for its medicinal properties in treatment of cancer or diabete.

In Japan, konnyaku (made by mixing Konjac flour with water lime) is used to strengthen the paper used as Kamiko (cf. papers).

China:

Used as dyeing aid.

Japan:

A viscous liquid obtained from the Konnyaku flour is brushed on the surface of paper to make it more resistant to water before dyeing in particular with indigo. The concentration is 0.5% weight / liquid.

Preparation process for making paper

Japan:

Konnyaku flour is mixed with water and then heated to form a viscous liquid.

Used part of the plant:

Root

Use for paper making:

Dyeing aid

Language:

Korean

Local scripture:

곤약

Botanical classification

Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch

Order:

Alismatales

Family:

Araceae

Synonyms:

Amorphophallus mairei H. Lév.

Amorphophallus nanus H. Li & C. L. Long

Amorphophallus rivieri Durieu ex Riv.

Brachyspatha konjac (K. Koch) K. Koch

Hydrosme rivieri (Durieu ex Riv.) Engl.

Proteinophallus rivieri (Durieu ex Riv.) J. D. Hook. f.

Plant growing area

China (Yunnan where the species occurs wild), Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Cultivated).

Found in open situations, forest margins and thickets between 200 and 3000 m.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Japan.

Plant cultivation and use

The plant has a rhizome which can weigh up to 4 kg.

It is grown in Indonesia, Korea and Japan mainly as a vegetable (as cakes and noodles), but also for its medicinal properties in treatment of cancer or diabete.

In Japan, konnyaku (made by mixing Konjac flour with water lime) is used to strengthen the paper used as Kamiko (cf. papers).

China:

Used as dyeing aid.

Japan:

Preparation process for making paper

Japan:

Konnyaku flour is mixed with water and then heated to form a viscous liquid.

Used part of the plant:

Root

Use for paper making:

Dyeing aid

Language:

French

Botanical classification

Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch

Order:

Alismatales

Family:

Araceae

Synonyms:

Amorphophallus mairei H. Lév.

Amorphophallus nanus H. Li & C. L. Long

Amorphophallus rivieri Durieu ex Riv.

Brachyspatha konjac (K. Koch) K. Koch

Hydrosme rivieri (Durieu ex Riv.) Engl.

Proteinophallus rivieri (Durieu ex Riv.) J. D. Hook. f.

Plant growing area

China (Yunnan where the species occurs wild), Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Cultivated).

Found in open situations, forest margins and thickets between 200 and 3000 m.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Japan.

Plant cultivation and use

The plant has a rhizome which can weigh up to 4 kg.

It is grown in Indonesia, Korea and Japan mainly as a vegetable (as cakes and noodles), but also for its medicinal properties in treatment of cancer or diabete.

In Japan, konnyaku (made by mixing Konjac flour with water lime) is used to strengthen the paper used as Kamiko (cf. papers).

China:

Used as dyeing aid.

Japan:

Preparation process for making paper

Japan:

Konnyaku flour is mixed with water and then heated to form a viscous liquid.

Used part of the plant:

Root

Use for paper making:

Dyeing aid

Language:

English

Botanical classification

Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch

Order:

Alismatales

Family:

Araceae

Synonyms:

Amorphophallus mairei H. Lév.

Amorphophallus nanus H. Li & C. L. Long

Amorphophallus rivieri Durieu ex Riv.

Brachyspatha konjac (K. Koch) K. Koch

Hydrosme rivieri (Durieu ex Riv.) Engl.

Proteinophallus rivieri (Durieu ex Riv.) J. D. Hook. f.

Plant growing area

China (Yunnan where the species occurs wild), Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Cultivated).

Found in open situations, forest margins and thickets between 200 and 3000 m.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Japan.

Plant cultivation and use

The plant has a rhizome which can weigh up to 4 kg.

It is grown in Indonesia, Korea and Japan mainly as a vegetable (as cakes and noodles), but also for its medicinal properties in treatment of cancer or diabete.

In Japan, konnyaku (made by mixing Konjac flour with water lime) is used to strengthen the paper used as Kamiko (cf. papers).

China:

Used as dyeing aid.

Japan:

Preparation process for making paper

Japan:

Konnyaku flour is mixed with water and then heated to form a viscous liquid.

Used part of the plant:

Root

Use for paper making:

Dyeing aid

Language:

French

Botanical classification

Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch

Order:

Alismatales

Family:

Araceae

Synonyms:

Amorphophallus mairei H. Lév.

Amorphophallus nanus H. Li & C. L. Long

Amorphophallus rivieri Durieu ex Riv.

Brachyspatha konjac (K. Koch) K. Koch

Hydrosme rivieri (Durieu ex Riv.) Engl.

Proteinophallus rivieri (Durieu ex Riv.) J. D. Hook. f.

Plant growing area

China (Yunnan where the species occurs wild), Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Cultivated).

Found in open situations, forest margins and thickets between 200 and 3000 m.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Japan.

Plant cultivation and use

The plant has a rhizome which can weigh up to 4 kg.

It is grown in Indonesia, Korea and Japan mainly as a vegetable (as cakes and noodles), but also for its medicinal properties in treatment of cancer or diabete.

In Japan, konnyaku (made by mixing Konjac flour with water lime) is used to strengthen the paper used as Kamiko (cf. papers).

China:

Used as dyeing aid.

Japan:

Preparation process for making paper

Japan:

Konnyaku flour is mixed with water and then heated to form a viscous liquid.

Used part of the plant:

Root

Use for paper making:

Dyeing aid

Language:

English

Botanical classification

Actinidia chinensis Planch.

Order:

Ericales

Family:

Actinidiaceae

Plant growing area

China (Anhui, Chongqing, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Taiwan.

Grows in mountain forests, in thickets on low mountains (200-2600 m).

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China.

China:

Guizhou.

Plant cultivation and use

Actinidia chinensis is a deciduous climber growing to 7.5 m. It is the producer of kiwifruit widely cultivated in China and elsewhere.

It has medicinal uses: the fruits, stems and roots are diuretic, febrifuge and sedative.

The plant is said to have insecticidal properties.

A mucilage is extracted from the stem and the leaves which is used as formation aid in paper making. This viscous material is added to the pulp to increase its viscosity and thus delay the settling of fibers in the tank. In addition, the mucilage allows a better dispersion of the long fibers.

China:

It is part of Materia Medica sinensis. A decoction made from the stems is mentioned as formation aid at least since the Song. The use of Actinidia chinensis is mentioned in the tales of "Guixinzashi" or "Miscellaneous news from Guixin street " by Zhou Mi (mid 13^th century)

There are numerous citations during the Ming dynasty as in "Wulixiaoshi"» or "Some Knowledge of Physics" by Fang Yishi (1643).

It is a widely used as formation aid beside Hibiscus manihot.

Preparation process for making paper

China:

Seeds are sown in spring in a greenhouse and they germinate in 2 - 3 months.

The stems are crushed and soaked. The decoction is filtered before use.

Used part of the plant:

Leaf

Stem

Use for paper making:

Formation aid

Language:

Chinese

Local scripture:

杨桃

Botanical classification

Actinidia chinensis Planch.

Order:

Ericales

Family:

Actinidiaceae

Plant growing area

China (Anhui, Chongqing, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Taiwan.

Grows in mountain forests, in thickets on low mountains (200-2600 m).

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China.

China:

Guizhou.

Plant cultivation and use

Actinidia chinensis is a deciduous climber growing to 7.5 m. It is the producer of kiwifruit widely cultivated in China and elsewhere.

It has medicinal uses: the fruits, stems and roots are diuretic, febrifuge and sedative.

The plant is said to have insecticidal properties.

China:

There are numerous citations during the Ming dynasty as in "Wulixiaoshi"» or "Some Knowledge of Physics" by Fang Yishi (1643).

It is a widely used as formation aid beside Hibiscus manihot.

Preparation process for making paper

China:

Seeds are sown in spring in a greenhouse and they germinate in 2 - 3 months.

The stems are crushed and soaked. The decoction is filtered before use.

Used part of the plant:

Leaf

Stem

Use for paper making:

Formation aid

Language:

Japanese

Local scripture:

オニマタタビ

Botanical classification

Actinidia chinensis Planch.

Order:

Ericales

Family:

Actinidiaceae

Plant growing area

China (Anhui, Chongqing, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Taiwan.

Grows in mountain forests, in thickets on low mountains (200-2600 m).

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China.

China:

Guizhou.

Plant cultivation and use

Actinidia chinensis is a deciduous climber growing to 7.5 m. It is the producer of kiwifruit widely cultivated in China and elsewhere.

It has medicinal uses: the fruits, stems and roots are diuretic, febrifuge and sedative.

The plant is said to have insecticidal properties.

China:

There are numerous citations during the Ming dynasty as in "Wulixiaoshi"» or "Some Knowledge of Physics" by Fang Yishi (1643).

It is a widely used as formation aid beside Hibiscus manihot.

Preparation process for making paper

China:

Seeds are sown in spring in a greenhouse and they germinate in 2 - 3 months.

The stems are crushed and soaked. The decoction is filtered before use.

Used part of the plant:

Leaf

Stem

Use for paper making:

Formation aid

Language:

Chinese

Local scripture:

中华猕猴桃

Botanical classification

Actinidia chinensis Planch.

Order:

Ericales

Family:

Actinidiaceae

Plant growing area

China (Anhui, Chongqing, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Taiwan.

Grows in mountain forests, in thickets on low mountains (200-2600 m).

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China.

China:

Guizhou.

Plant cultivation and use

Actinidia chinensis is a deciduous climber growing to 7.5 m. It is the producer of kiwifruit widely cultivated in China and elsewhere.

It has medicinal uses: the fruits, stems and roots are diuretic, febrifuge and sedative.

The plant is said to have insecticidal properties.

China:

There are numerous citations during the Ming dynasty as in "Wulixiaoshi"» or "Some Knowledge of Physics" by Fang Yishi (1643).

It is a widely used as formation aid beside Hibiscus manihot.

Preparation process for making paper

China:

Seeds are sown in spring in a greenhouse and they germinate in 2 - 3 months.

The stems are crushed and soaked. The decoction is filtered before use.

Used part of the plant:

Leaf

Stem

Use for paper making:

Formation aid

Language:

Korean

Local scripture:

양다래

Botanical classification

Actinidia chinensis Planch.

Order:

Ericales

Family:

Actinidiaceae

Plant growing area

China (Anhui, Chongqing, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Taiwan.

Grows in mountain forests, in thickets on low mountains (200-2600 m).

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China.

China:

Guizhou.

Plant cultivation and use

Actinidia chinensis is a deciduous climber growing to 7.5 m. It is the producer of kiwifruit widely cultivated in China and elsewhere.

It has medicinal uses: the fruits, stems and roots are diuretic, febrifuge and sedative.

The plant is said to have insecticidal properties.

China:

There are numerous citations during the Ming dynasty as in "Wulixiaoshi"» or "Some Knowledge of Physics" by Fang Yishi (1643).

It is a widely used as formation aid beside Hibiscus manihot.

Preparation process for making paper

China:

Seeds are sown in spring in a greenhouse and they germinate in 2 - 3 months.

The stems are crushed and soaked. The decoction is filtered before use.

Used part of the plant:

Leaf

Stem

Use for paper making:

Formation aid

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Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch

Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch

Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch

Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch

Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch

Actinidia chinensis Planch.

Actinidia chinensis Planch.

Actinidia chinensis Planch.

Actinidia chinensis Planch.

Actinidia chinensis Planch.

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Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch

Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch

Actinidia chinensis Planch.

Actinidia chinensis Planch.

Actinidia chinensis Planch.

Actinidia chinensis Planch.

Actinidia chinensis Planch.

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