Taprobanea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. There is only one known species, Taprobanea spathulata, native to India and to Sri Lanka.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Aeridinae |
| Genus: | Taprobanea Christenson |
| Species: | T. spathulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Taprobanea spathulata (L.) Christenson
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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See also
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edit- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Christenson, Eric Alston. 1992. Lindleyana 7: 90-91
External links
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