Rhamnoneuron

{{Short description|Genus of plants}} {{Speciesbox |image = Rhamnoneuron balansae in flower.jpg |image_caption = Mature tree, Đà Bắc District, Hòa Bình Province, Vietnam |display_parents = 2 |genus = Rhamnoneuron |parent_authority = Gilg (1894) |species = balansae |authority = (Maury) Gilg (1894) |synonyms = *''Daphne balansae'' {{small|(Maury) Halda (1999)}} *''Daphne rubriflora'' {{small|(C.Y.Wu ex S.C.Huang) Halda (1999)}} *''Rhamnoneuron rubriflorum'' {{small|C.Y.Wu ex S.C.Huang (1985)}} *''Wikstroemia balansae'' {{small|Maury (1889)}} |synonyms_ref = <ref name="powo">{{cite web |title=''Rhamnoneuron'' Gilg |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:39314-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=16 September 2024}}</ref> }}

'''''Rhamnoneuron balansae''''' is a species of small tree belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae; it is the only species in the genus '''''Rhamnoneuron'''''. It is native to southeastern Yunnan and northern Vietnam.<ref name="EF">{{cite web|title=Rhamnoneuron balansae (Wikstroemia balansae)|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=220011513|website=eFloras|accessdate=28 May 2016}}</ref> In Bac Ninh province, its bast is harvested to make dó paper.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160817-the-handmade-paper-that-lasts-800-years|title = The handmade paper that lasts 800 years}}</ref><ref>Ojascastro, J., Pham, V. Y., Trần H. N., & Hart, R. E. (2024). Hand Papermaking Traditions of Việt Nam. Society of Ethnobiobiology. https://ethnobiology.org/publications/contributions/hand-papermaking-traditions-viet-nam</ref>

==Description== The shrub or small tree that grows to between 2 and 4 m tall. Its branchlets are erect, brown, and slender. It is often found in forests at elevations of 900 to 1200 m.<ref name="EF" />

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Category:Thymelaeoideae Category:Monotypic Malvales genera Category:Thymelaeaceae genera Category:Flora of South-Central China Category:Flora of Laos Category:Flora of Vietnam Category:Taxa named by Ernest Friedrich Gilg