Fiber sample, Boehmeria nivea; from Wenchow, China, 1885. One of a group of fiber samples given by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, in 1885, to the US National Museum's economic botany collection.
Fiber sample, stems of Boehmeria nivea, from Pundulur, Madras, India, 1885. One of a group of fiber samples given by the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, England, in 1885, for the US National Museum's economic botany collection..
Fiber sample, Boehmeria nivea, from Pundulur, Madras, India, ca. 1885. Noted as 'cleaned'. One of a group of fiber samples given by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, in 1885, to the US National Museum's economic botany collection..