Ramie
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| A plant of the nettle family native to
tropical Asia, but cultivated in other suffciently warm regions. The
botanical name is Bohemeria nivea (especially important is variety Tenacissima).
The bast fiber from the decorticated material is commercially known as
China Grass and is used as a textile fiber. It is a potential source of
papermaking fibers.
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