Wikstroemia
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 is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.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 – Norfolk Island
- Wikstroemia baimashanensis
- Wikstroemia bicornuta Hillebr. – alpine false ohelo
- Wikstroemia bokorensis
- Wikstroemia bolavenensis
- Wikstroemia brachyantha
- Wikstroemia canescens
- Wikstroemia capitata
- Wikstroemia capitatoracemosa
- Wikstroemia chamaedaphne
- Wikstroemia chui
- 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
- Wikstroemia fragrans
- Wikstroemia fuminensis
- Wikstroemia furcata Rock – forest false ohelo
- Wikstroemia ganpi
- Wikstroemia gaomushanensis
- Wikstroemia glabra
- Wikstroemia gracilis
- Wikstroemia guanxianensis
- Wikstroemia hainanensis
- Wikstroemia hanalei Wawra – lavafield false ohelo
- Wikstroemia haoi
- Wikstroemia huidongensis
- Wikstroemia indica – 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 monnula
- Wikstroemia mononectaria
- Wikstroemia monticola Skottsb. – Ākia, montane false ohelo
- Wikstroemia nutans
- Wikstroemia oahuensis Rock – Oahu false ohelo
- *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
- Wikstroemia phymatoglossa
- Wikstroemia pilosa
- Wikstroemia poilanei
- Wikstroemia polyantha
- Wikstroemia pseudoretusa
- Wikstroemia pulcherrima Skottsb. – Kohala false ohelo
- Wikstroemia raiateensis
- Wikstroemia reginaldi-farreri
- Wikstroemia retusa
- Wikstroemia ridleyi
- Wikstroemia rotundifolia
- Wikstroemia salicina
- Wikstroemia sandwicensis Meisn. – variableleaf false ohelo
- Wikstroemia scytophylla
- Wikstroemia sikokiana
- Wikstroemia sinoparviflora
- †Wikstroemia skottsbergiana Sparre – Skottsberg's false ohelo
- Wikstroemia stenophylla
- Wikstroemia subcyclolepidota
- Wikstroemia subspicata
- Wikstroemia taiwanensis
- Wikstroemia techinensis
- Wikstroemia tenuiramis
- Wikstroemia trichotoma
- Wikstroemia uva-ursi A.Gray – hillside false ohelo
- *Wikstroemia uva-ursi var. kauaiensis – false ohelo
- *Wikstroemia uva-ursi var. uva-ursi – hillside false ohelo
- Wikstroemia vaccinium
- Wikstroemia venosa
- Wikstroemia villosa Hillebr. – hairy false ohelo
- Wikstroemia yakushimensis
- ''Wikstroemia zhejiangensis''