# Rhamnoneuron
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{{Short description|Genus of plants}}
{{Speciesbox
|image = Rhamnoneuron balansae in flower.jpg
|image_caption = Mature tree, [Đà Bắc](/source/%C4%90%C3%A0_B%E1%BA%AFc) District, [Hòa Bình Province](/source/H%C3%B2a_B%C3%ACnh_Province), [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam)
|display_parents = 2
|genus = Rhamnoneuron
|parent_authority = [Gilg](/source/Ernest_Friedrich_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 = [{{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](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online) |publisher=[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew](/source/Royal_Botanic_Gardens%2C_Kew) |access-date=16 September 2024}}]
}}
'''''Rhamnoneuron balansae''''' is a species of small tree belonging to the family [Thymelaeaceae](/source/Thymelaeaceae); it is the only species in the genus '''''Rhamnoneuron'''''. It is native to southeastern [Yunnan](/source/Yunnan) and northern [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam).[{{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}}] In [Bac Ninh](/source/Bac_Ninh_Province) province, its bast is harvested to make [dó paper](/source/d%C3%B3_paper).[{{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}}][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]
==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.