Aa argyrolepis is an orchid in the genus Aa. It grows at altitudes of 2,500 to 4,200 meters in Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru.
| Aa argyrolepis | |
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| specimen at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Genus: | Aa |
| Species: | A. argyrolepis
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| Binomial name | |
| Aa argyrolepis Rchb.f., 1854
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Altensteinia argyrolepis (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. | |
References
edit- ^ "Aa argyrolepis Rchb.f." The Plant List.
- Reichenbach, H.G. (1854) Xenia Orchidacea 1: 18.
- Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003) Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 3: 1–884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press.
- Harling, G. & Andersson, L. (2005) Orchidaceae Genera Aa-Cyrtidiorchis. Flora of Ecuador 76: 225(2), Botanical Institute, University of Göteborg, Riksmuseum, Stockholm.
- Dueñas Gómez, H.del C. & Fernández-Alonso, J.L. (2007) Sinopsis de la subfamilia Spiranthoideae (Orchidaceae) en Colombia, Parte I. Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales 31: 1-27.
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