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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Tipularia''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
| familia = [[Orchidaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Epidendroideae]]
| tribus = [[Calypsoeae]]
| genus = '''''Tipularia'''''
| genus_authority = [[Nutt.]]
| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
| subdivision =
*''[[Tipularia discolor]]'' - cranefly orchid
*''[[Tipularia japonica]]''
}}
'''''Tipularia''''' is a [[genus]] of [[orchid]]s ([[family (biology)|family]] Orchidaceae), comprising only 2 [[species]]. Its name is derived from ''[[Tipula]]'', a genus of [[cranefly]].
The 2 genera '''''Anthericlis''''' <small>[[Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz|Raf.]]</small> and '''''Plecturus''''' <small>[[Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz|Raf.]]</small> have been brought into [[synonymy]] with ''Tipularia''.
[[Category:Orchid genera]]