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After the name of the village where it is produced near Hangzhou (Zhejiang).

 

Origin: 
China
Botanical name: 
Botanical classification

Myrica rubra (Lour.) Siebold & Zucc.

Order: 
Fagales
Family: 
Synonyms: 
Daphne argyi H. Lév.
Morella rubra Lour.
Myrica rubra var. acuminata Nakai
Used part of the plant: 
小枝
樹皮
Use for paper making: 
染料
Literally paper of the Clear Heart House. Paper that was manufactured for imperial use, under the Tang (618-907). The surface is polished and waxed. This paper is still manufactured under the Song (960-1279) and gives rise to many imitations.

 

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
Language: 
Local scripture: 
コンニヤク
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
It is an unprocessed paper or paper without sizing. It absorbs water easily, and ink goes through this paper.

 

Origin: 
China
Botanical name: 
Literally cotton paper. Actually it is made ​​from paper mulberry fibers. Mien zhi was made in Yungfeng ​​. When it is teared it looks like cotton threads.

 

Origin: 
China
Language: 
Local scripture: 
花蘑芋
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: 
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