The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 23

d. Nilgiri Nettle (Urtica heterophylla)

d. Nilgiri Nettle ( Urtica heterophylla).

This nettle abounds in the Nilgiri Hills and also in some other parts of the country. It furnishes a fibre of such a nature that the term "vegetable wool" has been applied to it.

715. Nilgiri Nettle Urtica heterophylla, from old wood, valued at £60 per ton.
716. Nilgiri Nettle, Urtica heterophylla, from new wood, valued at £65 per ton.