India, it is distributed in the North East regions (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur and Sikkim), northern parts of West Bengal, Kangra Valley and parts of Western Ghat region.
Ramie is a perennial monoecious species belonging to the family Urticaceae. The genus Boehmeria harbours many (>100) species, which can be grouped under five major sub-sections.
Ramie produces unicellular fibre, which is longest plant cell and strongest in its own kind. The fibre is produced in the bark as a bast or phloem fibre.