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Natural Fibres

Botanical Name	Local Name	Parts Used
Abelmoschus Esculentus	Bhendi, Ran Turai	Outer bark of stem
Adansonia Digitata	Gorakh Amli	Inner bark
Agave Ameriana and varieties	Ghaipat, Ketki	Leaf fibre /waste /rope
Abulation Indica	Chakrabhend, Mudra tuthinar	Outer bark
Ananas Sativa	Ananas, Anasapandu	Fibre of leaves
Antiaris Taxicaria and varieties	Valkal Tree, Chanduka Karvat	Valkal or Inner bark
Bamboo	Bamboo, Vans, Bans	Culms, Basket, Mats
Boehmeria Nievea	China Grass of Rhea	bark fibre
Broussonetia Papyrifera	White Mulberry, Tut	Inner bark of young branch
Butia Frondosa and Varieties	Dhak, Palas or Chichara root	Inner bark of young branch
Calotropis Procera	Madder plant	Bast Fibre
Cannabis sativa / Indica	Hemp, ganga, bhang	Bast fibre of the plant
Corchorus capsularis	Jute of Bengal	Bast fibre, Toe, Gunny bag
Careyas arborea	Kumhia, vVakumbha, Dudhippi	inner bark of tree
Crotalaria juncea and varieties	Sunn Hemp, Sona tag, Sunn, bags, etc.	Bast fibre,Ropes, Twins
Curcuma varieties	Halad, Harder, Amba, Ginger	Whole plant but not Coims
Cyperus Rotunds and varieties	Motha, Musta, Korai, Gandula, Mutha	Whole grass
Doemia Extensa	utarni	Outer bark
Daphne Cannabina and varieties	Nepal paper plant maha-deva	Inner bark and stem
Daphne bholua	Nepal paper plant lokta	Inner bark
Ficus varieties	Bar, vad, pimpal	inner bark of young branch
Girarddinia Heterophylla	Mothi, Kahajati, Agai	Bast fibre
Gossypium varieties	Kapas, cotton	Textiles, rags
Heliacteres isora	Murudsing	Bast fibre
Hibiscus varieties	Bhendi, ranbhendi, lal ambari, roselle	Stem bark
Ischoemum angustifolium	sabai, badhar grass	Grass, leaves, ropes
Lasiosphon erriocephalus	Rameta	Inner bark
Linum usitatissimum	Alasi, javas	bast fibre
Musa varieties	Plantain, kela, chavai	Stem fibre
Oryza sativa	Rice straw, bhoosa	whole straw, not ropes
Pandanus odoratissimus	Kevda, ketki	Leaf fibre
Palae varieties	Palms	Leaves, stalks
Saccharum munja	Munj or sara grass	Leaves, ropes
Saccharum officinum	Sherdi, sakar, sugarcane, usa	Bagasse, leaves
Sansevierla zeylancia	Bow string hemp, nagpuri	Leaf fibre
Triticum Sativa	Wheat, straw, gehu	Whole straw, not tops
Typha Elephantine	Bul-rush, jungle bajri	Whole plant, not tops

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