History Map Bibliography

 

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Fibre List

Daphne bholua	Nepal paper plant lokta	inner bark
Daphne papyracea	set barwa (simia) jiku, (sutlej valley) puti lal (hazara) nigi (kulu)	inner bark
Ficus varieties	bar, vad, pimpal	inner barks of young branches
Girarddinia heterophylla	mothi, kahajati, agia	bast fibre
Gossypium varieties	kapas, cotton	textiles, rags
Heliacteres isora	murudsing	bast fibres
Hibiscus varieties	bhendi, ranbhendi, lal ambari, roselle	stem bark
Ischoemum angustifolium	sabai, babhar grass	grass, leaves, ropes
Lasiosphon eriiocephalus	rameta	inner bark
Linum usitatissimum	alasi, javas	bast fibres
Malachra digitata	ambari, decan hemp
Musa varieties	plantain, kela, mouj, chavai	stem fibre
Oryza sativa	rice straw, bhoosa, blus	whole straw, not tops
Pandanus odoratissimus	kevda, ketki	leaf fibres
Palae varieties	palms	leaves, stalks
Saccharum munja	munj or sara grass	leaves, ropes
Saccharum officinum	sherdi, sakar sugarcane, usa	bagasse after extracting juice, leaves
Sansevieria zeylanica	bow string hemp, marul, ghanas pan, nagpuri	leaf fibres
Triticum sativa	wheat, straw, gehu	whole straw, not tops
Typha elephantina	bul-rush, jungli bajri, pan kanis	whole plant, not tops