Thymelaeaceae FAMILY
Wikstroemia sikokiana
Wikstroemia sikokiana
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
The sap of the plant is toxic[1].
Cultivation Details
HabitDeciduous Shrub
GrowthSlow
200 The plant has proved to be difficult in cultivation[1]. A slow-growing plant, it can take 5 - 7 years for the plant to reach a sufficient size (around 2 metres) for fibre harvesting[1]. Much used as a source of fibre, 100 kilograms of harvested gampi gives three to five kilograms of paper.
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Wikstroemia+sikokiana>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Khartasia — Centre de Recherche sur la Conservation des Collections; Paris · 2020 (Accessed) · http://khartasia-crcc.mnhn.fr/en ↩︎A website containing information on almost 100 species (as of March 2020) of fibre-producing plants that are used in paper making in eastern Asia. An excellent and developing resource.
- [2]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.