| Indobanalia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Indobanalia A.N.Henry & B.Roy (1969) |
| Species: | I. thyrsiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Indobanalia thyrsiflora (Moq.) A.N.Henry & B.Roy (1969) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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