Edgeworthia gardneri (common names: Indian papertree,[2] Nepalese paperbush;[2] Nepali: लोकता, लोक्ता, अर्गेली (Argelee, argeli))[3] is a plant in the Thymelaeaceae family.

It is a small evergreen shrub growing up to 3–4 metres (10–13 ft) tall.

Edgeworthia gardneri is native to the Himalayan regions of Bhutan; northern Burma; China (in eastern Xizang and northwestern Yunnan provinces); India; and Nepal.

[2] Edgeworthia gardneri is planted as an ornamental; and a high quality paper is made from its bark fibres.

[citation needed] As of 2024, Nepal, in particular the Ilam District, was exporting several tens of tonnes per year of the bark to Japan for the printing of Japanese yen banknotes as an alternative to the native Japanese mitsumata, another species in the same genus.