Wikstroemia uva-ursi with unripe fruitWikstroemia gemmata
Gampi or ganpi[1] are a group of Japanese shrubs, members of the genus Wikstroemia, some of which have been used for making paper since the 8th century.[2] It is used to make the high quality washi paper, as are the kōzo and mitsumata trees.[3]
Various sources have identified gampi or ganpi as:
Wikstroemia albiflora Yatabe: known as Miyama ganpi in Japan[4]
Wikstroemia canescens (Wall.) Meisn.[1] (syn. Diplomorpha canescens[5]): a south Asian plant
Wikstroemia diplomorpha:[6] not a valid systematic name
Wikstroemia ganpi (Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim.: known as Ko ganpi in Japan[4]
Wikstroemia kudoi Makino: Endemic to Kyushu (Yakushima). Known as Shakunan-ganpi in Japan.[7]
Wikstroemia pauciflora (Franch. & Sav.) Makino: known as Sakura ganpi in Japan[4]
Wikstroemia pseudoretusa Koidz.: Endemic to the Ogasawara Islands. Known in Japan as Munin-aoganpi.[7]
Wikstroemia retusa A.Gray:[5] known in Japan as Ao ganpi[4]
Wikstroemia sikokiana Franch. & Sav.[8] (syn. Diplomorpha sikokiana[5]): known in Japan as Ganpi[4]
Wikstroemia trichotoma (Thunb.) Makino: used for paper-making in China, Korea and Japan;[9] known as Ki ganpi in Japan.[4]
^ abTaylor, Travis (2007-08-20). "Gampi". Oriental papermaking fibres. University of Melbourne, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, The Centre for Cultural Materials Preservation. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
^Salter, Rebecca (2001). Japanese woodblock printing. University of Hawaii Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-8248-2553-9.
^"Washi - Japanese paper". InfomapJapan. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
^ abc"Gampi" (PDF). Untitled pdf document. Cornell University Library: Department of Preservation and Maintenance. Retrieved 9 July 2012. Wikstroemia misspelled as Wikstreomia and Diplomorpha sikokiana misspelled as Diplomorphs in this source
^Uncited statement in Wikipedia article on Rice paper
^ abFlora of Japan Archived 2012-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
^"Wikstroemia sikokiana - Franch.&Sav". Plants for a Future. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
^"Wikstroemia trichotoma (Thunb.) Makino". khartasia-crcc.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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