Edgeworthia chrysantha
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644018f671368427640071 |
| Scientific name | Edgeworthia chrysantha |
| Authority | Lindl. |
| First published in | J. Hort. Soc. London 1: 148 (1846) |
General Uses Top
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Edgeworthia chrysantha provides long bast fibers used to produce high-quality, long-fiber pulp for Japanese washi papers.
Wood and fiber:
The plant’s inner bark contains exceptionally long, slender bast fibers that yield long-fiber pulp with low lignin content. Sheets formed from these fibers are thin, strong, translucent, and flexible, and they fold without cracking; they are valued for archival and conservation applications. The paper is made by retting, scraping, and beating the bark, then refining the fibers with a small amount of kraft pulp as a strength aid when required. Edgeworthia fiber is distinguished from the other primary washi raw materials, kozo and gampi.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
No fragrance or cosmetic uses are documented.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
No culinary or beverage uses are documented.
Colorants and tanning:
No colorants, tannins, or dyestuffs are documented.
Industrial and craft applications:
Primary industrial use is long-fiber pulp production for washi. The fiber’s high aspect ratio and low lignin underpin the formation of strong, thin sheets that hold up to folding and repeated handling, making it suitable for museum-grade papers, calligraphy and printing, and packaging applications where permanence is prioritized over high-speed production.
Properties relevant to use:
Long, flexible bast fibers; low lignin content; high holocellulose proportion; high aspect ratio of fibers. These properties enable thin, strong, translucent sheets with good fold endurance and dimensional stability, particularly in low-lignin, long-fiber pulps.
Standards and regulation:
Wood and paper products generally comply with national timber and paper standards (for example, JIS for paper classification and performance in Japan) and general environmental and forestry regulations; no plant-specific standards are established.
Sustainability and sourcing:
Edgeworthia chrysantha is cultivated for fiber in Japan and in parts of China; trade is limited by small-scale production and a preference for wild-harvested bark in some regions. Sustainable management typically involves careful harvesting schedules to allow regeneration, though reliable production data are limited.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Magnolia sericea | Thunb. | Pl. Jap. Nov. Sp. : 8 (1824) |
| Magnolia tomentosa | Thunb. | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 2: 336 (1794) |
| Yulania tomentosa | (Thunb.) D.L.Fu | J. Wuhan Bot. Res. 19(3): 198. 2001 |
| Daphne papyracia | hort. ex Koehne | Deut. Dendrol. : 422 (1893) |
| Daphne papyrifera | Siebold | Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 12: 22 (1830) |
| Edgeworthia papyrifera | Siebold & Zucc. | Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 4(3): 199 (1846) |
| Edgeworthia tomentosa | Nakai | Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 33: 206 (1919) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | oriental paperbush |
| Czech | micumata |
| German | mitsumata |
| Persian | میتسوماتا |
| Italian | bastone di san giuseppe |
| Italian | arbusto della carta |
| Japanese | ミツマタ |
| Japanese | 三椏 |
| Korean | 삼지닥나무 |
| mnc | ᠮᠠᠮᡦᡳᠩᡤᠠ ᡳᠯᡥᠠ |
| Chinese | 黄瑞香 |
| Chinese | 結香 |
| Chinese | 黄花结香 |
| Chinese | 蒙花 |
| Chinese | 雪花皮 |
| Chinese | 金腰带 |
| Chinese | 打结花 |
| Chinese | 岩泽兰 |
| Chinese | 山棉皮 |
| Chinese | 三桠皮 |
| Chinese | 三叉树 |
| Chinese | 结香花 |
| Chinese | 结香 |
| Chinese | 梦花根 |
| Chinese | 梦花 |
| Chinese | 雪里开 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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China
- China South-central
- China Southeast
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Eastern Asia
- Japan
- Korea
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China
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Asia-tropical click to expand
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Indo-China
- Myanmar
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Indo-China
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Northern America click to expand
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Southeastern U.S.A.
- Georgia
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Southeastern U.S.A.
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000663230 |
| USDA Plants | EDCH |
| Tropicos | 50103978 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:831625-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2784524 |
| Missouri Botanical Garden | 293415 |
| PFAF | Edgeworthia papyrifera |
| Open Tree Of Life | 268293 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 142181 |
| IPNI | 831625-1 |
| iNaturalist | 133126 |
| GBIF | 5420855 |
| Freebase | /m/09rt3_w |
| EPPO | EDGPA |
| USDA GRIN | 14884 |
| Wikipedia | Edgeworthia_chrysantha |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids | |||||
| CID 15431310 | 15431310 | Click to see CC(=O)C=C=C1C(CC(CC1(C)O)OC(=O)C)(C)C | 266.33 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98226-8 |
| CID 73194627 | 73194627 | Click to see | 266.33 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98226-8 |
| Grasshopper ketone | 13922639 | Click to see CC(=O)C=C=C1C(CC(CC1(C)O)O)(C)C | 224.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98226-8 |
| Npc322403 | 10220146 | Click to see | 224.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98226-8 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives | |||||
| [(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[[(3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl]oxy]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl (9Z,12Z,15Z)-octadeca-9,12,15-trienoate | 101609199 | Click to see | 837.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98226-8 |
| [(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[[(3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl]oxy]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl (9Z,12Z)-octadeca-9,12-dienoate | 14101633 | Click to see | 839.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98226-8 |
| [6-[[17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl]oxy]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl octadeca-9,12-dienoate | 75072327 | Click to see | 839.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98226-8 |
| [6-[[17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl]oxy]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl octadeca-9,12,15-trienoate | 77916710 | Click to see | 837.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98226-8 |
| 17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | 86821 | Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C | 414.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-009-9230-4 |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Phenolic glycosides | |||||
| 8-[7-[(2S,3R,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-2-oxochromen-8-yl]-7-hydroxy-3-(2-oxochromen-7-yl)oxychromen-2-one | 101835681 | Click to see C1C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(C3=C(C=C2)C=CC(=O)O3)C4=C(C=CC5=C4OC(=O)C(=C5)OC6=CC7=C(C=C6)C=CC(=O)O7)O)O)(CO)O | 614.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)89043-9 |
| 8-[7-[(2S,3S,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-2-oxochromen-8-yl]-7-hydroxy-3-(2-oxochromen-7-yl)oxychromen-2-one | 14463048 | Click to see | 614.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)85042-3 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives | |||||
| 5,7-Dimethoxycoumarin | 2775 | Click to see | 206.19 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)85042-3 |
| 6-Methoxy-2-oxo-3-(2-oxochromen-7-yloxy)chromen-7-yl acetate | 1269245 | Click to see CC(=O)OC1=C(C=C2C=C(C(=O)OC2=C1)OC3=CC4=C(C=C3)C=CC(=O)O4)OC | 394.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98226-8 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Coumarin glycosides | |||||
| (3S)-3-hydroxy-3-methyl-5-oxo-5-[[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[6-methoxy-2-oxo-3-(2-oxochromen-7-yl)oxychromen-7-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]methoxy]pentanoic acid | 163020588 | Click to see CC(CC(=O)O)(CC(=O)OCC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(C=C3C=C(C(=O)OC3=C2)OC4=CC5=C(C=C4)C=CC(=O)O5)OC)O)O)O)O | 658.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)89043-9 |
| 7-hydroxy-3-(2-oxochromen-7-yl)oxy-8-[2-oxo-7-[(2S,3S,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxychromen-8-yl]chromen-2-one | 162903475 | Click to see | 628.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)85042-3 |
| 7-Hydroxy-8-[2-oxo-7-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxychromen-8-yl]chromen-2-one | 14463050 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(C3=C(C=C2)C=CC(=O)O3)C4=C(C=CC5=C4OC(=O)C=C5)O)O)O)O | 468.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)89043-9 |
| 7-hydroxy-8-[2-oxo-7-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxychromen-8-yl]chromen-2-one | 162980786 | Click to see | 468.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)89043-9 |
| 7-hydroxy-8-[2-oxo-7-[(2S,3S,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxychromen-8-yl]chromen-2-one | 162980785 | Click to see | 468.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)85042-3 |
| Daphnorin | 185819 | Click to see | 514.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)85042-3 |
| Edgeworoside A | 45360264 | Click to see | 628.50 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.31.1761 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)85042-3 |
| Edgeworoside C | 101835682 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(C3=C(C=C2)C=CC(=O)O3)C4=C(C=CC5=C4OC(=O)C=C5)O)O)O)O | 468.40 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.31.1761 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)89043-9 |
| Edgeworside A | 11958884 | Click to see | 628.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)85042-3 |
| Rutarensin | 11958880 | Click to see | 658.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)89043-9 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 7-hydroxycoumarins | |||||
| Daphnoretin | 5281406 | Click to see | 352.30 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)85042-3 https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-009-9230-4 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98226-8 |
| Edgeworin | 10925304 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC2=C1C=CC(=O)O2)OC3=CC4=C(C=C(C=C4)O)OC3=O | 322.30 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)85042-3 https://doi.org/10.1248/BPB.31.1761 |
| Umbelliferone | 5281426 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC2=C1C=CC(=O)O2)O | 162.14 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(89)85042-3 https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-009-9230-4 |
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| In public collections | 0 |