Chinese silk plant (Boehmeria nivea) occurs as flowering plant in the nettle family Urticaceae, native to eastern Asia. These are the herbaceous perennial growing to 2 m tall; a leaves are heart-shaped, 7-15 cm yearn & 6-12 cm broad, & white on a bottom by owning heavy little hairs; unlike nettles, the hairs don't sting. These are besides known as silk plant, Chinese grass or even rhea. Ramie Pulp occurs as Natural fibre that belongs to a Bast Pulp category among the Vegetable Pulp class action. These are extracted from either a bast or skin of the stem of Ramie Plant. More Bast Fibers come: Jute, Kenaf, Flax (Linen), Industrial hemp, Mesta, Bimlipatam Jute, etc.

Cultivation and uses
China grass is one of a oldest fibre crops, having been utilized for at least six thous& years, and is primarily utilized for fabric production. These are a bast fibre, & the a portion utilized is the bark (phloem) of the vegetative stalks. It could sustain as much as vi harvests by the season. Unlike more bast crops, chinese silk plant takes chemical processing to de-gum a fibre.

Chinese silk plant fibre is known especially for its ability to hang on to shape, reduce wrinkling, & introduce the silky lustre to the fabric look. These are non when durable when more fibres, so is normally utilized as a blend by owning more fibres like cotton or wool.

Chinese silk plant is as well utilized as an ornamental plant in eastern Asia.

Now, boehmeria nivea is primarily produced inside China, Brazil, Philippines, India, South Korea, Thailand and Indonesia.