Gampi or Ganpi are a group of Japanese shrubs, members of the genus '' Wikstroemia'', some of which have been used for making paper since the 8th century. It is used to make the high quality

washi is traditional Japanese paper. The term is used to describe paper that uses local fiber, processed by hand and made in the traditional manner. ''Washi'' is made using fibers from the inner bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub (''E ...

paper, as are kōzo and mitsumata trees. Various sources have identified Gampi or Ganpi as: *'' Wikstroemia albiflora'' Yatabe: known as Miyama ganpi in Japan. *'' Wikstroemia canescens'' (Wall.)

Meisn. Carl Daniel Friedrich Meissner (1 November 1800 – 2 May 1874) was a Swiss botanist. Biography Born in Bern, Switzerland on 1 November 1800, he was christened Meisner but later changed the spelling of his name to Meissner. For most of his 40 ...

(syn. ''Diplomorpha canescens''): a south Asian plant *''Wikstroemia diplomorpha'': not a valid systematic name *''

Wikstroemia ganpi ''Wikstroemia'' is a genus of 55-70 species of flowering shrubs and small trees in the mezereon family, Thymelaeaceae. Hawaiian species are known by the common name ‘ākia. Medicinal uses ''Wikstroemia indica'' () is one of the 50 fundamental ...

'' (Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim.: known as Ko ganpi in Japan *''

Wikstroemia kudoi ''Wikstroemia'' is a genus of 55-70 species of flowering shrubs and small trees in the mezereon family, Thymelaeaceae. Hawaiian species are known by the common name ‘ākia. Medicinal uses ''Wikstroemia indica'' () is one of the 50 fundamental ...

'' Makino: Endemic to Kyushu (Yakushima). Known as Shakunan-ganpi in Japan.Flora of Japan
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Wikstroemia pauciflora ''Wikstroemia'' is a genus of 55-70 species of flowering shrubs and small trees in the mezereon family, Thymelaeaceae. Hawaiian species are known by the common name ‘ākia. Medicinal uses ''Wikstroemia indica'' () is one of the 50 fundamental ...

'' (Franch. & Sav.) Makino: known as Sakura ganpi in Japan *''

Wikstroemia pseudoretusa is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae that is endemic to the Bonin Islands, Tōkyō Metropolis, Japan. Taxonomy The species was first described by Japanese botanist Gen-ichi Koidzumi in 1919. Koidzumi noted its closeness ...

'' Koidz.: Endemic to the Ogasawara Islands. Known in Japan as Munin-aoganpi. *''

Wikstroemia retusa ''Wikstroemia retusa'' (Ao ganpi) is a shrub native to Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines, used for making paper since the 8th century. References Flora of Japan retusa Flora of the Philippines Flora of Taiwan Papermaking {{Thymel ...

'' A.Gray: ''Wikstroemia misspelled as Wikstreomia and Diplomorpha sikokiana misspelled as Diplomorphs in this source'' known in Japan as ''Ao ganpi'' *''

Wikstroemia sikokiana ''Wikstroemia'' is a genus of 55-70 species of flowering shrubs and small trees in the mezereon family, Thymelaeaceae. Hawaiian species are known by the common name ‘ākia. Medicinal uses ''Wikstroemia indica'' () is one of the 50 fundamental ...

'' Franch. & Sav. (syn. ''Diplomorpha sikokiana''): known in Japan as Ganpi *''

Wikstroemia trichotoma ''Wikstroemia trichotoma'' is a shrub in the family Thymelaeaceae. It is evergreen, and is found in eastern Asia, specifically Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an ...

'' (Thunb.) Makino: used for paper-making in China, Korea and Japan; known as Ki ganpi in Japan.

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Trees of Japan Wikstroemia Papermaking {{Thymelaeaceae-stub