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13. Schou-me is equated with China grass. Royle describes this as *Urtica nivea*. Hamilton and Robinson concur with Royle and define its usage as exclusive to that of rope making. According to W. Robinson, it was another species of *Urtica* called *ban khua* in local parlance, which was used in weaving, Royle, p.241; Robinson, p.67; Hamilton, p.59.