Browsing Department of Botany by Author "Bista, Rajesh"

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Traditional knowledge of processing and use of the Himalayan giant nettle (Girardinia diversifolia [Link] Friis) among the Gurungs of Sikles, Nepal

Gurung, Anup; Flanigan, Hailey; Ghimeray, Amal Kumar; Bista, Rajesh; Gunrung, Om Prakash (Botany Department, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2012)

The Himalayan giant nettle (Girardinia diversifolia (Link) Friis) has been widely used throughout the mountainous regions of Nepal as a source of fiber (puwa) for weaving ropes, thread, porter’s tumplines, mats, sacks, and ...