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.

Formerly placed here

<!-- Wikstroemia alba Hand. - Mazz. -> Wikstroemia trichotoma (Thunb.) Makino Wikstroemia aurantiaca (Diels) Domke -> Daphne aurantiaca Diels Wikstroemia basicordata Skottsberg -> Wikstroemia oahuensis (Gray) Rock var. oahuensis Wikstroemia brevipaniculata Rehd. -> Wikstroemia micrantha Hemsl. Wikstroemia calcicola (W. W. Smith) Domke -> Daphne aurantiaca Diels Wikstroemia canescens (Wall.) C. A. Mey. -> Wikstroemia canescens (Wall.) Meisn. Wikstroemia canescens (Wall.) Meisn. Wikstroemia canescens (Wall.) Meisn. var. ganpi (Siebold & Zucc.) Miq. -> Wikstroemia ganpi (Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim. Wikstroemia caumii Skottsberg -> Wikstroemia villosa Hillebr. Wikstroemia chamaedaphne (Bunge) Meisn. -> Wikstroemia canescens (Wall.) Meisn. Wikstroemia chamaedaphne (Bunge) Meisn. var. glioides Batal. Ex Lecomte -> Wikstroemia stenophylla E. Pritz. Ex Diels Wikstroemia circinata (Lecomte) Domke -> Wikstroemia dolichantha Diels Wikstroemia clivicola (Handel-Mazzetti) Domke -> Daphne rosmarinifolia Rehder Wikstroemia cunninghamii Meisn. -> Wikstroemia australis Endl. Wikstroemia curtyana (A.Rich.) S. F. Blake Wikstroemia degeneri Skottsberg -> Wikstroemia oahuensis (Gray) Rock var. oahuensis Wikstroemia diffusa (Lecomte) Domke -> Daphne rosmarinifolia Rehder Wikstroemia diplomorpha hort. Wikstroemia dolichantha Diels Wikstroemia dolichantha Diels var. dolichantha Wikstroemia dolichantha Diels var. effusa (Rehd.) B. Peterson Wikstroemia dolichantha Diels var. pubescens Domke Wikstroemia effusa Rehd. -> Wikstroemia dolichantha Diels var. effusa (Rehd.) B. Peterson Wikstroemia ellipsocarpa Maxim. -> Wikstroemia trichotoma (Thunb.) Makino Wikstroemia elliptica Merr. Wikstroemia elongata Gray -> Wikstroemia oahuensis (Gray) Rock var. oahuensis Wikstroemia ericifolia Domke -> Wikstroemia micrantha Hemsl. Wikstroemia eugenioides Skottsberg -> Wikstroemia oahuensis (Gray) Rock var. oahuensis Wikstroemia fargesii (Lecomte) Domke Wikstroemia. foetida (L. f.) A. Gray -> Wikstroemia uva-ursi A. Gray Wikstroemia foetida (L. f.) A. Gray var. glauca Wawra -> Wikstroemia uva-ursi A. Gray Wikstroemia haleakalensis Skottsberg -> Wikstroemia oahuensis (Gray) Rock var. oahuensis Wikstroemia insularis T. H. Chung -> Wikstroemia trichotoma (Thunb.) Makino Wikstroemia isae Skottsberg -> Wikstroemia oahuensis (Gray) Rock var. oahuensis Wikstroemia japonica (Siebold & Zucc.) Miq. -> Wikstroemia trichotoma (Thunb.) Makino Wikstroemia kulingensis Domke -> Wikstroemia pilosa Cheng var. kulingensis (Domke) S.C.Huang Wikstroemia lanaiensis Skottsberg -> Wikstroemia oahuensis (Gray) Rock var. oahuensis Wikstroemia lanaiensis Skottsberg var. acutifolia Skottsberg -> Wikstroemia oahuensis (Gray) Rock var. oahuensis Wikstroemia lecomteana Domke -> Daphne rosmarinifolia Rehder Wikstroemia leptantha Skottsberg -> Wikstroemia oahuensis (Gray) Rock var. oahuensis Wikstroemia macrosiphon Skottsberg -> Wikstroemia oahuensis (Gray) Rock var. oahuensis Wikstroemia mairei (Lecomte) Domke -> Daphne esquirolii Lév. Wikstroemia monticola Skottsberg Wikstroemia monticola Skottsberg var. occidentalis Skottsberg -> Wikstroemia uva-ursi A. Gray var. uva-ursi Wikstroemia nutans auct., non Champ. -> Wikstroemia trichotoma (Thunb.) Makino Wikstroemia obovata Hemsl. -> Wikstroemia retusa A. Gray Wikstroemia palustris Hochr. -> Wikstroemia oahuensis (Gray) Rock var. palustris (Hochr.) Peterson Wikstroemia palustris Hochr. var. major Skottsberg -> Wikstroemia oahuensis (Gray) Rock var. oahuensis Wikstroemia pilosa Cheng Wikstroemia pilosa Cheng var. kulingensis (Domke) S.C.Huang Wikstroemia pilosa Cheng var. pilosa Wikstroemia recurva (Hillebr.) Skottsberg -> Wikstroemia oahuensis (Gray) Rock var. oahuensis Wikstroemia recurva (Hillebr.) Skottsberg var. neriifolia Skottsberg -> Wikstroemia oahuensis (Gray) Rock var. oahuensis Wikstroemia rosmarinifolia H. Winkl. -> Wikstroemia stenophylla E. Pritz. Ex Diels Wikstroemia sellingii Skottsberg -> Wikstroemia oahuensis (Gray) Rock var. oahuensis Wikstroemia sericea Domke -> Wikstroemia pilosa Cheng var. kulingensis (Domke) S.C.Huang Wikstroemia shuttleworthiana Meisn., nom. illeg. -> Wikstroemia indica C. A. Mey. Wikstroemia shuttleworthii Meisn -> Wikstroemia indica C. A. Mey. Wikstroemia vacciniifolia Skottsberg -> Wikstroemia oahuensis (Gray) Rock var. oahuensis Wikstroemia viridiflora Meisn. -> Wikstroemia indica C. A. Mey.-->