The paper was not made of silk nor yet from the Broussonetia; the pulp proved to be the triturated fibre of some kind of bamboo. From Wordnik.com. [Two Poets] Reference
Broussonetia papyrifera, the paper mulberry of our yards, belongs to this family (Chapman). From Wordnik.com. [Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests, Medical, Economical, and Agricultural. Being also a Medical Botany of the Confederate States; with Practical Information on the Useful Properties of the Trees, Plants, and Shrubs] Reference
They insist on thinking that I am cold because my clothes are wet, and have thrown over me several folds of tapa, made from the inner bark of the wauti or cloth plant (Broussonetia papyrifera). From Wordnik.com. [The Hawaiian Archipelago] Reference
Broussonetia luzonica. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 18] Reference
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