Global InformationTaeniophyllum norfolkianum information
| Norfolk Island ribbonroot | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Taeniophyllum |
| Species: | T. norfolkianum
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| Binomial name | |
| Taeniophyllum norfolkianum D.L.Jones, B.Gray & M.A.Clem.[1]
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Taeniophyllum norfolkianum, commonly known as the Norfolk Island ribbonroot,[2] is a species of small, leafless epiphytic orchid. It has short stems, cylindrical green roots pressed against the substrate on which it is growing and between two and five small, tube-shaped, yellowish green flowers opening one at a time. It occurs on Norfolk Island but has also been reported from the North Island of New Zealand.
- ^ "Taeniophyllum norfolkianum". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 454. ISBN 1877069124.