Aa paleacea

Aa paleacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Aa
Species: A. paleacea
Binomial name
Aa paleacea
Rchb.f.

Aa paleacea is an orchid in the genus Aa. It is native to the Andes, between southern Costa Rica, Peru and Ecuador, at an altitude of 2900–4400 metres. It is the type species for the genus.

References

  1. Reichenbach, H.G. (1854) Xenia Orchidacea 1: 18.
  2. Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003) Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 3: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press.
  3. Harling, G. & Andersson, L. (2005) Orchidaceae Genera Aa-Cyrtidiorchis. Flora of Ecuador 76: 225(2), Botanical Institute, University of Göteborg, Riksmuseum, Stockholm.
  4. 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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