Edgeworthia gardneri

Edgeworthia gardneri is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae. It is a small evergreen shrub growing up to tall. It can be distinguished by its brownish red stem. The flowers are hermaphroditic.

Range and habitat

Edgeworthia gardneri is native to the Himalayan regions of Bhutan; northern Burma; China ; India; and Nepal. It is found in forests and moist places at altitudes of.
It is cultivated elsewhere.

Uses

Edgeworthia gardneri is planted as an ornamental; and a high quality paper is made from its bark fibres. This species is said to be the best of the various species that are used to make hand-made paper in the Himalayas.
As of 2024, Nepal, in particular the Ilam District, was exporting several tens of tonnes per year of the bark to Japan for the printing of Japanese yen banknotes as an alternative to the native Japanese mitsumata, another species in the same genus.