Aa argyrolepis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Cranichidinae
Genus: Aa
Species: Aa argyrolepis

Name

Aa argyrolepis Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 1: 18 (1854).

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Altensteinia argyrolepis (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 3: 239 (1855).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1854. Xenia Orchidacea 1: 18.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Aa argyrolepis. Accessed: 2023 Nov 24.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Aa argyrolepis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 24. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Aa argyrolepis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 24. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Aa argyrolepis. Accessed: 24 Nov 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Aa argyrolepis. Published online. Accessed: 24 Nov 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Aa argyrolepis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Nov 2023.

Vernacular names

العربية: آ حرشفية فضية
فارسی: آآارگیرولپیس
中文: 銀鱗阿蘭