Well, it turns out to be Boehmeria nivea, a shrub in the nettle family widely cultivated in East Asia since antiquity for its bark, which is used to make fabrics.— Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog
Observed Conyza nivea, Composita penduliflora, Agrimonia, Stemodia grandiflora, a species of Alopecurus in inundated rice fields, Fragaria, in the wood, Arenaria, Gymnostomum on the terraces.— Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries
; Hoya nivea, Cunningham manuscript; Acacia plectocarpa, Cunningham manuscript; Chionanthus axillaris, Br.— Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2
P. nivea Booth ex Carrière, Trait.— The Genus Pinus
_, China. nivea, _D.— Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants

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