Tripidium bengalense, synonym Saccharum bengalense,[1] with the common names munj sweetcane,[2] baruwa sugarcane or baruwa grass, is a plant of the genus Tripidium native to Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

[1][3] A primary native distribution area is northeastern India, particularly in Assam within the Terai-Duar grasslands in the foothills of the Himalayas.

This is a small species of sugarcane bamboo grass, growing 2–3 feet (0.61–0.91 m) in height.

It is used by low income locals for making ropes, hand fans, baskets, brooms, mat, hut and shields for crop protection.

It is a choice species for stabilizing erosion-prone rugged slopes and their conversion into biologically productive sites of high socio-economic values.