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Botanical classification

Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch

Order: 
Alismatales
Family: 
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.
Used part of the plant: 
Racine
Use for paper making: 
Agent de teinture
Language: 
Botanical classification

Typha orientalis C. Presl

Order: 
Poales
Family: 
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.
Used part of the plant: 
Use for paper making: 
繊維
Juan means bamboo plate for writing and comes from the use of bamboo tablets. This glossy paper was exempt from tax.

 

Origin: 
China
Botanical classification

Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch

Order: 
Alismatales
Family: 
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.
Used part of the plant: 
Racine
Use for paper making: 
Agent de teinture
The Guangdu zhi, named after the locality where it is manufactured.

 

Origin: 
China
Language: 
Botanical classification

Typha orientalis C. Presl

Order: 
Poales
Family: 
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.
Used part of the plant: 
Feuille
Tige
Use for paper making: 
Fibre
Literally paper of entangled fibers.

 

Origin: 
China
Language: 
Botanical classification

Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch

Order: 
Alismatales
Family: 
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.
Used part of the plant: 
Use for paper making: 
染色助剤
Literally straw paper. Used as toilet paper as it is very soft, cheap since manufacturing is fast. The use of toilet paper probably began in the 6th century.

 

Origin: 
China
Synonym: 
Cao zhi

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