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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
Language: 
Local scripture: 
곤약
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
Literally “paper mulberry money paper”. Other fibers (such as silk) were added to make imitation more difficult. It was manufactured in the imperial manufactures in Chengdu (Sichuan) and Huizhou (Guangdong), then next to Hangzhou (Zhejiang) from the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). The paper was printed with intricate patterns and stamped with  blue, red and black seals.
Origin: 
China
Synonym: 
Chu chao
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: 
Racine
Use for paper making: 
Agent de teinture
Literally burning papers for offerings.
The offering papers represent significant production quantities.
Origin: 
China

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