Aa (plant)

genus of plants

Aa is a genus of orchids. This genus' peculiar name was created in order to make it always appear at the top of alphabetical lists.

Aa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Cranichidinae
Genus: Aa
Rchb.f., 1854
Species

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Species (according to Kew):

  • Aa achalensis
  • Aa argyrolepis
  • Aa aurantiaca
  • Aa calceata
  • Aa colombiana - paper orchid
  • Aa denticulata
  • Aa erosa
  • Aa fiebrigii
  • Aa figueroi
  • Aa hieronymi
  • Aa lehmannii
  • Aa leucantha
  • Aa lorentzii
  • Aa lozanoi
  • Aa macra
  • Aa maderoi
  • Aa mandonii
  • Aa matthewsii
  • Aa microtidis
  • Aa paleacea
  • Aa riobambae
  • Aa rosei
  • Aa schickendanzii
  • Aa sphaeroglossa
  • Aa trilobulata
  • Aa weddelliana
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Aa argyrolepis

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Aa calceata

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Aa maderoi

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