''Wikstroemia'' is a

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of 93 species of

flowering Flowers, also known as blooms and blossoms, are the reproductive structures of flowering plants ( angiosperms). Typically, they are structured in four circular levels, called whorls, around the end of a stalk. These whorls include: calyx, m ...

shrub A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple ...

s and small

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s in the

mezereon ''Daphne mezereum'', commonly known as mezereum, mezereon, February daphne, spurge laurel or spurge olive, is a species of ''Daphne'' in the flowering plant family Thymelaeaceae, native to most of Europe and Western Asia, north to northern Scand ...

family,

Thymelaeaceae The Thymelaeaceae are a cosmopolitan family (biology), family of flowering plants composed of 50 genera (listed below) and 898 species.Zachary S. Rogers (2009 onwards)A World Checklist of Thymelaeaceae (version 1) Missouri Botanical Garden Webs ...

. Hawaiian species are known by the common name ‘ākia.

Medicinal uses

'' Wikstroemia indica'' ( zh, c=了哥王, p=liǎo gē wáng) is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in

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Paper making

The bark fibres of several species of ''Wikstroemia'' are used to make paper.

Species

93 species are accepted. *'' Wikstroemia albiflora'' *'' Wikstroemia alternifolia'' *'' Wikstroemia androsaemifolia'' *'' Wikstroemia angustifolia'' *'' Wikstroemia anhuiensis'' *'' Wikstroemia australis'' –

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Wikstroemia baimashanensis ''Wikstroemia'' is a genus of 93 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'' ( zh, c=了哥王, p=liǎo gē wá ...

'' *'' Wikstroemia bicornuta'' Hillebr. – alpine false ohelo ( Lānai and

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) *'' Wikstroemia bokorensis'' *''

Wikstroemia bolavenensis ''Wikstroemia'' is a genus of 93 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'' ( zh, c=了哥王, p=liǎo gē wá ...

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Wikstroemia brachyantha ''Wikstroemia'' is a genus of 93 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'' ( zh, c=了哥王, p=liǎo gē wá ...

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Wikstroemia canescens ''Wikstroemia'' is a genus of 93 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'' ( zh, c=了哥王, p=liǎo gē wá ...

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Wikstroemia capitata ''Wikstroemia'' is a genus of 93 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'' ( zh, c=了哥王, p=liǎo gē wá ...

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Wikstroemia capitatoracemosa ''Wikstroemia'' is a genus of 93 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'' ( zh, c=了哥王, p=liǎo gē wá ...

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Wikstroemia chamaedaphne ''Wikstroemia'' is a genus of 93 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'' ( zh, c=了哥王, p=liǎo gē wá ...

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Wikstroemia chui ''Wikstroemia'' is a genus of 93 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'' ( zh, c=了哥王, p=liǎo gē wá ...

'' *'' Wikstroemia cochinchinensis'' *'' Wikstroemia cochlearifolia'' *'' Wikstroemia coriacea'' Sol. ex Seem. *'' Wikstroemia delavayi'' *'' Wikstroemia dolichantha'' *'' Wikstroemia elliptica'' *'' Wikstroemia fargesii'' *'' Wikstroemia floribunda'' *'' Wikstroemia forbesii'' Skottsb. – Molokai false ohelo (

Molokai Molokai or Molokai ( or ; Molokaʻi dialect: Morotaʻi ) is the fifth most populated of the eight major islands that make up the Hawaiian Islands archipelago in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It is 38 by 10 miles (61 by 16 km) at its g ...

, Hawaii) *'' Wikstroemia fragrans'' *'' Wikstroemia fuminensis'' *'' Wikstroemia furcata'' (Hillebr.) Rock – forest false ohelo (

Kauai Kauai (), anglicized as Kauai ( or ), is one of the main Hawaiian Islands. It has an area of 562.3 square miles (1,456.4 km2), making it the fourth-largest of the islands and the 21st-largest island in the United States. Kauai lies 73 m ...

, Hawaii) *'' Wikstroemia ganpi'' *'' Wikstroemia gaomushanensis'' *'' Wikstroemia glabra'' *''

Wikstroemia gracilis ''Wikstroemia gracilis'' is a shrub, of the family ''Thymelaeaceae''. It is native to China, specifically Hubei and Sichuan Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha ...

'' *'' Wikstroemia guanxianensis'' *'' Wikstroemia hainanensis'' *'' Wikstroemia hanalei'' Wawra – lavafield false ohelo (Kauai, Hawaii) *'' Wikstroemia haoi'' *'' Wikstroemia huidongensis'' *'' Wikstroemia indica'' (synonym '' Wikstroemia linearifolia'') – India and southeast Asia to Malesia, Papuasia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands *'' Wikstroemia jiulongensis'' *'' Wikstroemia johnplewsii'' - Marquesas Islands *'' Wikstroemia lamatsoensis'' *'' Wikstroemia lanceolata'' *'' Wikstroemia leptophylla'' *'' Wikstroemia liangii'' *'' Wikstroemia lichiangensis'' *'' Wikstroemia ligustrina'' *'' Wikstroemia linoides'' *'' Wikstroemia longifolia'' *'' Wikstroemia longipaniculata'' *'' Wikstroemia lungtzeensis'' *'' Wikstroemia meyeniana'' *''

Wikstroemia micrantha ''Wikstroemia micrantha'' is a shrub in the family Thymelaeaceae. It is native to China, specifically Gansu, Guangdong, Guanxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Shanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southw ...

'' *'' Wikstroemia monnula'' *'' Wikstroemia mononectaria'' *'' Wikstroemia monticola'' Skottsb. – ''Ākia'', montane false ohelo (

) *'' Wikstroemia nutans'' *''

Wikstroemia oahuensis ''Wikstroemia oahuensis'', the Ākia or Oahu false ohelo, is a species of Flowering plant, flowering shrub in the Daphne mezereum, mezereon family, Thymelaeaceae, that is Endemism, endemic to Hawaii, Hawaii. Description In the wild, ākia can gr ...

'' ( A.Gray) Rock – Oahu false ohelo (Kauai,

Oahu Oahu (, , sometimes written Oahu) is the third-largest and most populated island of the Hawaiian Islands and of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The state capital, Honolulu, is on Oahu's southeast coast. The island of Oahu and the uninhabited Northwe ...

, Molokai, Lānai, and Maui in Hawaii) **''Wikstroemia oahuensis'' var. ''oahuensis'' – Oahu false ohelo **''Wikstroemia oahuensis'' var. ''palustris'' – Oahu false ohelo *'' Wikstroemia × ohsumiensis'' *'' Wikstroemia ovata'' *'' Wikstroemia pachyrachis'' *'' Wikstroemia pampaninii'' *'' Wikstroemia pauciflora'' *'' Wikstroemia paxiana'' *'' Wikstroemia phillyreifolia'' A.Gray – Hawaii false ohelo (

Island of Hawaii Hawaii is the List of islands of the United States by area, largest island in the United States, located in the Hawaii, state of Hawaii, the southernmost state in the union. It is the southeasternmost of the Hawaiian Islands, a chain of volcani ...

Formerly placed here

*'' Gordonia fruticosa'' (as ''Wikstroemia fruticosa'' ) *'' Rhamnoneuron balansae'' (as ''Wikstroemia balansae'' )

References

Medicinal plants Thymelaeaceae genera Taxa described in 1833 Taxa named by Stephan Endlicher Long stubs with short prose {{Thymelaeaceae-stub