Aa microtidis

Aa microtidis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Cranichidinae
Genus: Aa
Species: A. microtidis
Binomial name
Aa microtidis
Schltr.

Aa microtidis is a species of orchid in the genus Aa.

It was described by Rudolf Schlechter in 1922. The type specimen was collected from rock outcroppings at Puna Patanca, Tarija, Bolivia. Schlechter found that it resembled Aa calceata, but with much smaller flowers.[1]

References

  1. Schlechter, Rudolf (1922). "Die Orchideenflora von Bolivia". Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis (in German). 10: 35–36.
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