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A large variety of grasses are found in the Indian forests. Some of the important grasses are Sabai (sub-Himalayan Tarai tracts), elephant-grass (Assam), spear- grass, ulla, and pannigrasses, etc. Khus-Khus grass (Bharatpur, and Sawai-Madhopur, Rajasthan) is used for making cooling screens during summer season.
Rosha, lemon, and ginger-grasses yield medicinal and perfumed oils.