Aphananthe aspera

Aphananthe aspera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Cannabaceae
Genus:	Aphananthe
Species:	A. aspera
Binomial name
	Aphananthe aspera; (Thunb.) Planch.
Synonyms
	Homoioceltis aspera (Thunb.) Blume; Prunus aspera Thunb.;

Aphananthe aspera, commonly known as scabrous aphananthe^[2] or muku tree,^[1] is a flowering plant in the family Cannabaceae. It is found on slopes and stream banks between 100 and 1600 m. It is native to China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.^[3]

Uses

It is used as an ornamental plant in Chinese classical gardens. Aphananthe aspera is a source of fibre and wood, and has been used for making paper. Leaves gathered in autumn are used as a fine sandpaper for polishing wood and similar materials.^[4]^[5]^[6] It is not clear from the sources referred to, whether the effectiveness of the leaves as sandpaper depends on their roughness, or whether they contain abrasive phytoliths.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Aphananthe aspera". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
^ English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 355. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.
^ "Aphananthe aspera". Flora of China. Retrieved 20 June 2017 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
^ "The Forestry Exhibition" (PDF). Nature. 30 (771): 337–8. August 7, 1884. doi:10.1038/030337a0. The polishing of rough surfaces appears to be effected by the rough leaves of Aphananthe aspera and the stems of a species of Equisetum.
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[GRIN-1] "Aphananthe aspera". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 20 June 2017.

[2] English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 355. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.

[eFloras-3] "Aphananthe aspera". Flora of China. Retrieved 20 June 2017 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

[4] "The Forestry Exhibition" (PDF). Nature. 30 (771): 337–8. August 7, 1884. doi:10.1038/030337a0. The polishing of rough surfaces appears to be effected by the rough leaves of Aphananthe aspera and the stems of a species of Equisetum.

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