Aa argyrolepis

Aa argyrolepis
	specimen at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Cranichideae
Genus:	Aa
Species:	A. argyrolepis
Binomial name
	Aa argyrolepis; Rchb.f., 1854
Synonyms
	Altensteinia argyrolepis (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.

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.

References[]

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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