Tripidium bengalense

Tripidium bengalense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Genus:	Tripidium
Species:	T. bengalense
Binomial name
	Tripidium bengalense; (Retz.) H.Scholz
Synonyms
	Erianthus bengalensis (Retz.) Bharadw., Basu Chaudh. & Sinha ; Erianthus ciliaris (Andersson) Jeswiet ; Erianthus elegans (Jeswiet) Rümke ; Erianthus munja (Roxb.) Jeswiet ; Erianthus sara (Roxb.) Rümke ; Imperata sara (Roxb.) Schult. ; Ripidium bengalense (Retz.) Grassl ; Saccharum bengalense Retz. ; Saccharum ciliare Andersson ; Saccharum elegans (Jeswiet) Veldkamp ; Saccharum munja Roxb. ; Saccharum sara Roxb. ;

Tripidium bengalense, synonym Saccharum bengalense, with the common names munj sweetcane, baruwa sugarcane or baruwa grass, is a plant of the genus Tripidium native to Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

A primary native distribution area is northeastern India, particularly in Assam within the Terai-Duar grasslands in the foothills of the Himalayas.