Aa argyrolepis Rchb.f. 1854

Photo by © Alejando Calderon Gonzales

Common Name The Silvery Scaled Aa

Flower Size

Found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia at elevations of 2500 to 4200 meters as a medium sized, cold growing terrestrial

Synonyms Altensteinia argyrolepis (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.1855

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Bonplandia Rchb.f 1854 as Altenstenia argyrolepis; Native Colombian Orchids Vol 1 COS 1991 photo;

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