Aa microtidis Schltr. 1922

TYPE Drawing by Schlechter and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website

Common Name The Small? Aa

Flower Size

Found in Tarija department of Bolivia at elevations of 3300 to 3800 meters as a mini-miniature sized, cold growing terrestrial with an erect, thin stem carrying basal leaves absent at blooming on an erect, 4" [10 cm] long, peduncle provided with several closely embracing, acuminate, hyaline sheathing bracts, rachis .6 to 1" [1.5 to 2.5 cm] long, cylindrical, densely many flowered inflorescence with hyaline veined, obtuse, recurved apex, as long as the ovary floral bracts and carrying glabrous flowers.

"Similar to Aa calceata but A microtidis has much smaller flowers, a more trilobed labellum with deeper slits at the edge and a shprter and broader column." Schlechter 1922

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 10: 35 Schlechter 1922

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