| Gastrodia zeylanica | |
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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: | Gastrodieae |
| Genus: | Gastrodia |
| Species: | G. zeylanica
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| Binomial name | |
| Gastrodia zeylanica Schltr 1906
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Gastrodia zeylanica is a species of potato orchids which is endemic to Sri Lanka. It was added to the 2007 Red list of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka as 'critically endangered', on the basis of it having only been collected from a few localities.[1][2]
- ^ Ediriweera, A.; Senanayake, C.; Wijerathe, P. (2012). "Observation of flowers of Gastrodia zeylanica: an endemic, critically endangered saprophytic orchid species in Kanneliya rainforest, Sri Lanka" (PDF). Tigerpaper (FAO). ISSN 1014-2789.
- ^ IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (2007). 2007 Red list of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka (PDF). Colombo, Sri Lanka: World Conservation Union (IUCN) and Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. p. 63. ISBN 978-955-8177-63-1.