Aphananthe aspera, commonly known as scabrous aphananthe[2] or muku tree,[1] is a flowering plant in the family Cannabaceae. It is found on slopes and stream banks between 100 and 1600 m. It is native to China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Cannabaceae |
| Genus: | Aphananthe |
| Species: | A. aspera
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Uses
editIt is used as an ornamental plant in Chinese classical gardens. Aphananthe aspera is a source of fibre and wood, and has been used for making paper. Leaves gathered in autumn are used as a fine sandpaper for polishing wood and similar materials.[4][5][6] It is not clear from the sources referred to, whether the effectiveness of the leaves as sandpaper depends on their roughness, or whether they contain abrasive phytoliths.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Aphananthe aspera". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 355. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.
- ^ "Aphananthe aspera". Flora of China. Retrieved 20 June 2017 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ "The Forestry Exhibition" (PDF). Nature. 30 (771): 337–8. August 7, 1884. Bibcode:1884Natur..30..337.. doi:10.1038/030337a0. S2CID 4126298.
The polishing of rough surfaces appears to be effected by the rough leaves of Aphananthe aspera and the stems of a species of Equisetum.
- ^ "Japan Traditional Crafts Aoyama Square". Archived from the original on 2012-03-23.
- ^ "Aphananthe aspera PFAF Plant Database".
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