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Lycoris radiata (L’Hér.) Herb. © Flora of China

Lycoris radiata (L’Hér.) Herb. © CFH Nature Museum

Botanical classification

Lycoris radiata (L’Hér.) Herb.

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Synonyms:

Amaryllis radiata L’Hér.

Plant growing area

Afghanistan, northern Burma, China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), eastern Iran, Japan, southern Korea, northern Laos, Nepal, northern Pakistan, northern Thailand, northern Vietnam.

Grows from the sea level to 1000-2500 m.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Lycoris radiata is a bulbous perennial plant of 30 to70 centimeters high. The plants form dark clumps along the edges of paddy fields or stream banks. It flowers in late summer or automn before the leaves appear. The flowers are red and grow in umbels; they are hermaphrodite.

Lycoris radiata is subject to frost, it appreciates well-drained soil and half shade.

Lycoris are traditionally grown for a long time and many "species" are in fact ancient hybrids and horticultural varieties.

Ten alkaloids were isolated from the bulbs of Lycoris radiata. The bulbs are poisonous and must be leached before they are used for food. They are used for their emetic and expectorant properties.

A mucilage is extracted from the roots and the stem 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:

Because the plant blooms without leaves, flowers are red, and it often grows near graveyards, it is associated with death. It is described in the Lotus Sutra as grim flower that grows in Diyu (Hell) and guides the dead into the next reincarnation.

Japan:

In Japan the Red Spider Lily is associated with the arrival of automn and the ceremony of ancestors in the buddhist tradition. It is planted on graves since the plant, as in China, has correlation with death. The Japanese name means “the other shore flower”, other shore being Nirvana. It is believed that the souls are guided by the flowers to paradise.

The plant is connected with Chinese legends and has so many gloomy nicknames, that it is also called "the flower with six hundred names."

Korea:

The stem was used in Korea to produce a mucilage before the adoption in the early 19th century of Hibiscus manihot which replaced all other formation aids.

But because of its toxicity, it is rarely used.

Preparation process for making paper

The plant is cultivated. Bulbs should be planted in the spring. They should be divided every 7 years, six weeks after the desiccation of the leaves.

Used part of the plant:

Stem

Root

Use for paper making:

Formation aid

Language:

Korean

Local scripture:

석산/꽃무릇

Synonym:

Kkonmureut

Botanical classification

Lycoris radiata (L’Hér.) Herb.

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Synonyms:

Amaryllis radiata L’Hér.

Plant growing area

Grows from the sea level to 1000-2500 m.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Lycoris radiata is subject to frost, it appreciates well-drained soil and half shade.

Lycoris are traditionally grown for a long time and many "species" are in fact ancient hybrids and horticultural varieties.

Ten alkaloids were isolated from the bulbs of Lycoris radiata. The bulbs are poisonous and must be leached before they are used for food. They are used for their emetic and expectorant properties.

China:

Japan:

The plant is connected with Chinese legends and has so many gloomy nicknames, that it is also called "the flower with six hundred names."

Korea:

The stem was used in Korea to produce a mucilage before the adoption in the early 19th century of Hibiscus manihot which replaced all other formation aids.

But because of its toxicity, it is rarely used.

Preparation process for making paper

The plant is cultivated. Bulbs should be planted in the spring. They should be divided every 7 years, six weeks after the desiccation of the leaves.

Used part of the plant:

Stem

Root

Use for paper making:

Formation aid

Language:

Botanical classification

Lycoris radiata (L’Hér.) Herb.

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Synonyms:

Amaryllis radiata L’Hér.

Plant growing area

Grows from the sea level to 1000-2500 m.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Lycoris radiata is subject to frost, it appreciates well-drained soil and half shade.

Lycoris are traditionally grown for a long time and many "species" are in fact ancient hybrids and horticultural varieties.

Ten alkaloids were isolated from the bulbs of Lycoris radiata. The bulbs are poisonous and must be leached before they are used for food. They are used for their emetic and expectorant properties.

China:

Japan:

The plant is connected with Chinese legends and has so many gloomy nicknames, that it is also called "the flower with six hundred names."

Korea:

The stem was used in Korea to produce a mucilage before the adoption in the early 19th century of Hibiscus manihot which replaced all other formation aids.

But because of its toxicity, it is rarely used.

Preparation process for making paper

The plant is cultivated. Bulbs should be planted in the spring. They should be divided every 7 years, six weeks after the desiccation of the leaves.

Used part of the plant:

Stem

Root

Use for paper making:

Formation aid

Language:

Botanical classification

Lycoris radiata (L’Hér.) Herb.

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Synonyms:

Amaryllis radiata L’Hér.

Plant growing area

Grows from the sea level to 1000-2500 m.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Lycoris radiata is subject to frost, it appreciates well-drained soil and half shade.

Lycoris are traditionally grown for a long time and many "species" are in fact ancient hybrids and horticultural varieties.

Ten alkaloids were isolated from the bulbs of Lycoris radiata. The bulbs are poisonous and must be leached before they are used for food. They are used for their emetic and expectorant properties.

China:

Japan:

The plant is connected with Chinese legends and has so many gloomy nicknames, that it is also called "the flower with six hundred names."

Korea:

The stem was used in Korea to produce a mucilage before the adoption in the early 19th century of Hibiscus manihot which replaced all other formation aids.

But because of its toxicity, it is rarely used.

Preparation process for making paper

The plant is cultivated. Bulbs should be planted in the spring. They should be divided every 7 years, six weeks after the desiccation of the leaves.

Used part of the plant:

Stem

Root

Use for paper making:

Formation aid

Language:

Chinese

Local scripture:

石蒜

Botanical classification

Lycoris radiata (L’Hér.) Herb.

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Synonyms:

Amaryllis radiata L’Hér.

Plant growing area

Grows from the sea level to 1000-2500 m.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Lycoris radiata is subject to frost, it appreciates well-drained soil and half shade.

Lycoris are traditionally grown for a long time and many "species" are in fact ancient hybrids and horticultural varieties.

Ten alkaloids were isolated from the bulbs of Lycoris radiata. The bulbs are poisonous and must be leached before they are used for food. They are used for their emetic and expectorant properties.

China:

Japan:

The plant is connected with Chinese legends and has so many gloomy nicknames, that it is also called "the flower with six hundred names."

Korea:

The stem was used in Korea to produce a mucilage before the adoption in the early 19th century of Hibiscus manihot which replaced all other formation aids.

But because of its toxicity, it is rarely used.

Preparation process for making paper

The plant is cultivated. Bulbs should be planted in the spring. They should be divided every 7 years, six weeks after the desiccation of the leaves.

Used part of the plant:

Stem

Root

Use for paper making:

Formation aid

Language:

Japanese

Local scripture:

ヒガンバナ

Botanical classification

Lycoris radiata (L’Hér.) Herb.

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Synonyms:

Amaryllis radiata L’Hér.

Plant growing area

Grows from the sea level to 1000-2500 m.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Lycoris radiata is subject to frost, it appreciates well-drained soil and half shade.

Lycoris are traditionally grown for a long time and many "species" are in fact ancient hybrids and horticultural varieties.

Ten alkaloids were isolated from the bulbs of Lycoris radiata. The bulbs are poisonous and must be leached before they are used for food. They are used for their emetic and expectorant properties.

China:

Japan:

The plant is connected with Chinese legends and has so many gloomy nicknames, that it is also called "the flower with six hundred names."

Korea:

The stem was used in Korea to produce a mucilage before the adoption in the early 19th century of Hibiscus manihot which replaced all other formation aids.

But because of its toxicity, it is rarely used.

Preparation process for making paper

The plant is cultivated. Bulbs should be planted in the spring. They should be divided every 7 years, six weeks after the desiccation of the leaves.

Used part of the plant:

Stem

Root

Use for paper making:

Formation aid

Language:

Pinus densiflora Sieb. & Zucc.© Flora of China

Pinus densiflora Sieb. & Zucc.© C. Laroque

Pinus densiflora Sieb. & Zucc.© K. Yamasaki

Pinus densiflora Sieb. & Zucc. © T.H. Choi

Identification

Fibre type	Inner bark Needles
Average fibre lenght	Inner bark: 1,8 mm Needles: 1 mm
Average fibre width	Inner bark: 18,6 µm Needles: 20,6 µm
Fibre ends	Inner bark : Rounded Needles : Blunt
Striations, cross-markings, flexion creases	Inner bark: very faint fiber wall. Needles: prominent fiber wall. No cross-marking for the both.
Associated cells
Special features	Inner bark: very wide fibers. Needles : uneven fiber wall and round stoma.
Herzberg staining	Purple
Graff 'C' staining	Purple

Botanical classification

Pinus densiflora Sieb. & Zucc.

Order:

Pinales

Family:

Plant growing area

China (East and South Heilongjiang, North-East Jiangsu, South-East Jilin, Liaoning, East and North Shandong), Korea, Japan (South Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu), East Russia (Southern Primorsky Krai).

From coastal regions to mountains, on lakesides, on rocky hillsides.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Japan, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Pinus densiflora is a conifer reaching 30 m in height. In winter it becomes yellowish.

It prefers well-drained, slightly acidic soils and full sun. It grows from sea level to 900 m.

In Japan, historically, it has been one of the most important species used in the architecture. It plays an important part in the classic Japanese garden as ornemental tree.

Japan:

It seems that Japanese papermakers have attempted to use pine fibers during the 17th century as a fiber supplement to the barks of paper mulberry.

Korea:

From the Joseon period (1392-1910), raw materials traditionally used for paper production, mainly bark of Broussonetias begin to fail. Papermakers face to a growing demand for paper stimulated by the development of publications initiated during the Goryeo period (907-1392). Other plants will be used to provide a fiber supplement such as glycine, rice, oat and barley straws, bamboo, jute, cotton and hemp but also willow leaves, reeds, the bark and needles of pine.
Indeed, the inner bark and the needles seem to be used as a complementary fiber source to fibers of paper mulberry from the 15th century.

Paper names

In Asia and particularly 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.

Korea:

Suffix ji = paper.

In Korea papers made with paper mulberry bark are the most numerous.

Used part of the plant:

Leaf

Bark

Use for paper making:

Fiber

Language:

Japanese

Local scripture:

アカマツ

Identification

Fibre type	Inner bark Needles
Average fibre lenght	Inner bark: 1,8 mm Needles: 1 mm
Average fibre width	Inner bark: 18,6 µm Needles: 20,6 µm
Fibre ends	Inner bark : Rounded Needles : Blunt
Striations, cross-markings, flexion creases	Inner bark: very faint fiber wall. Needles: prominent fiber wall. No cross-marking for the both.
Associated cells
Special features	Inner bark: very wide fibers. Needles : uneven fiber wall and round stoma.
Herzberg staining	Purple
Graff 'C' staining	Purple

Botanical classification

Pinus densiflora Sieb. & Zucc.

Order:

Pinales

Family:

Plant growing area

From coastal regions to mountains, on lakesides, on rocky hillsides.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Japan, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Pinus densiflora is a conifer reaching 30 m in height. In winter it becomes yellowish.

It prefers well-drained, slightly acidic soils and full sun. It grows from sea level to 900 m.

In Japan, historically, it has been one of the most important species used in the architecture. It plays an important part in the classic Japanese garden as ornemental tree.

Japan:

It seems that Japanese papermakers have attempted to use pine fibers during the 17th century as a fiber supplement to the barks of paper mulberry.

Korea:

Paper names

Korea:

Suffix ji = paper.

In Korea papers made with paper mulberry bark are the most numerous.

Used part of the plant:

Leaf

Bark

Use for paper making:

Fiber

Language:

Korean

Local scripture:

소나무

Identification

Fibre type	Inner bark Needles
Average fibre lenght	Inner bark: 1,8 mm Needles: 1 mm
Average fibre width	Inner bark: 18,6 µm Needles: 20,6 µm
Fibre ends	Inner bark : Rounded Needles : Blunt
Striations, cross-markings, flexion creases	Inner bark: very faint fiber wall. Needles: prominent fiber wall. No cross-marking for the both.
Associated cells
Special features	Inner bark: very wide fibers. Needles : uneven fiber wall and round stoma.
Herzberg staining	Purple
Graff 'C' staining	Purple

Botanical classification

Pinus densiflora Sieb. & Zucc.

Order:

Pinales

Family:

Plant growing area

From coastal regions to mountains, on lakesides, on rocky hillsides.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Japan, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Pinus densiflora is a conifer reaching 30 m in height. In winter it becomes yellowish.

It prefers well-drained, slightly acidic soils and full sun. It grows from sea level to 900 m.

In Japan, historically, it has been one of the most important species used in the architecture. It plays an important part in the classic Japanese garden as ornemental tree.

Japan:

It seems that Japanese papermakers have attempted to use pine fibers during the 17th century as a fiber supplement to the barks of paper mulberry.

Korea:

Paper names

Korea:

Suffix ji = paper.

In Korea papers made with paper mulberry bark are the most numerous.

Used part of the plant:

Leaf

Bark

Use for paper making:

Fiber

Language:

Identification

Fibre type	Inner bark Needles
Average fibre lenght	Inner bark: 1,8 mm Needles: 1 mm
Average fibre width	Inner bark: 18,6 µm Needles: 20,6 µm
Fibre ends	Inner bark : Rounded Needles : Blunt
Striations, cross-markings, flexion creases	Inner bark: very faint fiber wall. Needles: prominent fiber wall. No cross-marking for the both.
Associated cells
Special features	Inner bark: very wide fibers. Needles : uneven fiber wall and round stoma.
Herzberg staining	Purple
Graff 'C' staining	Purple

Botanical classification

Pinus densiflora Sieb. & Zucc.

Order:

Pinales

Family: