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| species = '''''S. munja'''''
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'''''Saccharum munja''''', known as '''munja''' ({{lang-hi|मुंज}})<!-- There are 24 vernacular names of plant in
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Sanskrit language such as bahupraja, bana,
bhadramunja, brahmanya, chakshuveshtana,
darbhavhaya, dridhatrina, durmula, ikshukanda,
maunji, munja, munjanaka, munjata, ranjana, sara,
shakrabhanga, shara, shiri, sthuladarbha, sumekhala,
tejana, tejanavhaya, trinakhaya, vaniraka --> is a grass found in arid areas and along river banks in ]. it belongs to the family ]. It grows up to 2 meters (7 feet) in height. Its white flowers are of ornamental value. A rope made of munja grass is tied three timea around the waist of the boy undergoing the Hindu ] initiation ritual. The initant is also invested with a cotton ] cord, worn like a sash over his left shoulder. In some language, the initiation is itself called 'munja'.

== Uses ==
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Saccharum munja is used as a raw material for thatching roofs. It is used for ]. The plant has medicinal value.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Sandeep|first=Rahar|author2=Nagpal Navneet |author3=Swami Gaurav |author4=Arora Manisha |author5=Bansal Suraj |author6=Bansal Suraj |author7=Singla Shwali |author8=Singla Shwali |author9=Singla Shwali |title=Medicinal Aspects of Saccharum munja|journal=Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology|year=2010|volume=3|issue=3|pages=636–639}}</ref> Its fibre is used for making ropes.
''Saccharum munja'', a perennial wild grass, is one of the ecologically successful native colonizer of abandoned mines. It forms pure patches on rocky habitats with skeletal soils. It forms extensive root network that binds the soil/pebbles and forms tall thick clumps with high biomass tufts. It is used by low income locals for making ropes, hand fans, baskets, brooms, mat, hut and shields for crop protection.
''Saccharum munja'' is a choice species for vegetation and stabilization of erosion-prone rugged slopes and their conversion into biologically productive sites of high socio-economic values.
Sharma M, Rau N, Mishra V, Sharma RS (2005) Species. 43:22

== References ==
*L R Burdak (1982): Recent advances in desert afforestation, Dehradun, p.&nbsp;66
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