Aa paleacea
Aa paleacea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Genus: | Aa |
Species: | Aa paleacea |
Binomial name | |
Aa paleacea Rchb.f., 1854 | |
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
- 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.