Aa (Orchidaceae)

Aa spec.

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 (28): A. achalensis – A. argyrolepis – A. aurantiaca – A. calceata – A. colombiana – A. denticulata – A. erosa – A. fiebrigii – A. figueroi – A. hartwegii – A. hieronymi – A. lehmannii – A. leucantha – A. lorentzii – A. lozanoi – A. macra – A. maderoi – A. mandonii – A. matthewsii – A. microtidis – A. nervosa – A. paleacea – A. riobambae – A. rosei – A. schickendanzii – A. sphaeroglossa – A. trilobulata – A. weddelliana

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2016. Aa (Orchidaceae) in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2016 Aug. 19.

Name

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

• Type species:  Aa paleacea (Kunth) Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 1: 18 (1854)
• Typus: Aa paleacea (Kunth) Schltr. (Ophrys paleacea Kunth) selected by Schlechter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., 11: 147 (1912); Baillon, Dict. Bot., 4: 309 (1892); and Pfeiffer, Nomencl. Bot. (Pfeiffer), 1(1): 1 (1871)

References

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1854. Xenia Orchidacea 1: 18.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 24 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9
  
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2016. Aa in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2016 Aug. 19.
• Emonocot.org 2013. Aa (Orchidaceae) in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 May 20.
• Tropicos.org 2012. Aa Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 Sept. 6.
• International Plant Names Index. 2012. Aa. Published online. Accessed Sept. 06 2012.

• The Plant List 2013. Aa in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Mar. 29.

Native distribution areas

Display the range areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica. Regional: Brazil Brazil North. Regional: Northern South America Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Chile North. References: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Vernacular names

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