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 ; *Xenia Rchb.f 1854; Bonplandia Rchb.f 1854 as Altenstenia argyrolepis; Bonplandia Rchb.f 1855 as Altenstenia argyrolepis; Native Colombian Orchids Vol 6 COS 1998 photo fide; Flora Of Ecuador # 76 225[2] Dodson & Luer 2005

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