Nonwood Plant Fiber Names - Common & Scientific

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Hurter, P. Eng., "Utilization of Annual Plants and Agricultural Residues for the Production of Pulp and Paper", TAPPI 1988 Pulping Conference Proceedings, pages 49 -70.</div> <bR> <div> Updated by Robert W. Hurter, P. Eng., MBA, President, HurterConsult Incorporated, February 2002.</div> <bR> <div>  <a href="HTMLobj-882/plant_fiber_names.pdf"><img align="bottom" border="0" width="153" height="17" alt="Nonwood Plant Fiber Names - Common & Scientific" src="HTMLobj-882/download_pdf_LG_LARGE.gif"></a>  (requires Adobe Reader).</div> <bR> <div> Hurter provided the common and scientific names of some nonwood plant fiber raw materials which have and are being used to produce pulp and paper.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="98%" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 2 WIDTH="28%"><div> <B>Group</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> <B>Common Name</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <B>Scientific Name</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=35 HEIGHT= 2 ><NOBR><div> <B>Stalk Fibers</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=9 WIDTH="12%"><div> Cereals</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Wheat straw</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Triticum sativum</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Oat straw</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Avena sativa</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Rye straw</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Secale cereal</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2 WIDTH="39%"><div> Barley straw</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Hordeum vulgare</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Hordeum distichon</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Rice straw</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Oryza sativa</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Corn stalks</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Zea mays</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Grain sorghum stalks</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Andopogogon sorghum</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Millet</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Gramineae</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=19><NOBR><div> Grasses</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2 WIDTH="39%"><div> Esparto</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Lyganum spartum</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Stipa tenacissma</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Sabai (dragon's beard)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Eulaliopsis binata</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2 WIDTH="39%"><div> Lemon</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Cymbopogon citratus</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Cymbopogon flexudsos</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Kuneria</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Heteropogon controtus</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Siru</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Imerata cylindrica</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Mawai</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Penniselum hohenackeri</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Ulla</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Themeda arundinacea</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Munj</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Saccharum bengalense</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2 WIDTH="39%"><div> Elephant</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Themeda cymbaria</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Pennisetum purpureum</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Genera</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Themeda quadrivalvis</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Guatemala</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Tripsacum lusum</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Ekra</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Frianthus ravennaf</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Khagra</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Saccharum spontaneum</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Kurukuru</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="2" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="181" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Johnson</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Sorghum halpense</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Switch grass</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Panicum virgatum</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=5 WIDTH="12%"><div> Reeds</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Reed</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Phragmites vulgaris</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Reed (Quassab, delta grass, sulina)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Phragmites communis</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Papyrus</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Cyperus papyrus</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Nal</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Phragmites karka</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Addar grass</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Arundo donax</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2 WIDTH="12%"><div> Canes</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Sugarcane (bagasse)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Saccharum officianarum</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Bamboo</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> see <A HREF="bamboo.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bamboo A Fiber Resource with Great Pote">Bamboo</A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=9 COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 2 WIDTH="28%"><div> <B>Bast Fibers</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> New Zealand Flax</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Phorium tenax</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Flax</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Linum usitatissinum</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Kenaf</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Hibiscus cannabinus</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Ramie</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Bochmeria nivea</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Jute (1)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Corchorus capsularis</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Jute (2)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Corchorus olitorius</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Okra</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Hibiscus esculentus</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Common hemp</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Cannabis sativa</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Sunn hemp</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Crotalaria juncea</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=8 COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 2 WIDTH="28%"><div> <B>Leaf Fibers</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Abaca (Manila Hemp)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Musa textilis</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Sisal (Sisal Hemp)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Agave sisalana</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Henequen</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Agave froucryode</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Caroa</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Neoglazovia varigata</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Palm</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Palmae</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=3 WIDTH="39%"><div> Hesperaloe</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Hesperaloe funifera</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Hesperaloe nocturna</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Hesperaloe parviflora</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2 COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 2 ><NOBR><div> <B>Seed Hull Fibers</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Cotton</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Gossypium</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="39%"><div> Coir (coconut fiber)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="30%"><div> <I>Cocos </I><I>nucifera</I></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="3" WIDTH="98%" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 2 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