Daphne papyracea

Daphne papyracea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Thymelaeaceae
Genus:	Daphne
Species:	D. papyracea
Binomial name
Daphne papyracea Wall.

Daphne papyracea is a shrub, of the family Thymelaeaceae. It is evergreen, and is found across Asia, from Pakistan to central Nepal. Generally it is found at elevations from 700 to 3,100 metres (2,300 to 10,200 ft)

The shrub grows to be up to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) tall.

It is mentioned as a "paper shrub" by an English botanist in 1818. It is known as the main source of raw material for the production of lokta paper, a hand-made paper from Nepal.

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