Daphne papyracea explained

Daphne papyracea is a shrub of the family Thymelaeaceae. It is evergreen, and is found across Asia, from Pakistan through central Nepal to China. Generally it is found at elevations from 700mto3100mm (2,300feetto10,200feetm).^[1]

Description

The shrub grows to be up to 1.5m (04.9feet) tall.

Varieties and subspecies

, Plants of the World Online accepted the following varieties:^[2]

Daphne papyracea var. crassiuscula Rehder
Daphne papyracea var. duclouxii Lecomte
Daphne papyracea var. grandiflora (Meisn. ex Diels) C.Yung Chang
Daphne papyracea var. papyracea
Daphne papyracea var. ptilostykla C.Y.Chang

In 1997 and 2000, Josef Halda reduced some species of Daphne to subspecies of Daphne papyracea.^[3] ^[4] No subspecies are accepted by Plants of the World Online or the online Flora of China.^[2]

Usage for paper

It is mentioned as a "paper shrub" by an English botanist in 1818.^[5] It is known as the main source of raw material for the production of lokta paper, a hand-made paper from Nepal.^[6]

Notes and References

Web site: Daphne papyracea - Wall. ex Steud. . Plants for a Future . 7 April 2016 .
Daphne papyracea Wall. ex G.Don . 60454702-2 . 18 October 2025 . cs1 .
Halda . Josef J. . 1997 . Some nomenclatoric changes and new descriptions in the genus Daphne L . Acta Musei Richnoviensis Sect. Nat. . 4 . 2 . 67–70 . 18 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031527/http://www.moh.cz/pdf/amr/15.pdf . 1 December 2017 . dead .
Halda . Josef J. . 2000 . Some nomenclatoric changes and new descriptions in the genus Daphne L: 3 . Acta Musei Richnoviensis Sect. Nat. . 7 . 2 . 41–70 .
Burtt . B L . 1936 . A Note on the Himalayan Daphnes . 4111840 . Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) . Springer on behalf of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 1936 . 7 . 433–441 .
Jeanrenaud . Jean-Paul . Thompson . ian . 1986 . Daphne (Lokta), bark biomass production management implications for paper making in Nepal . 42608067 . The Commonwealth Forestry Review . Commonwealth Forestry Association . 65 . 2 . 117–130 .