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

Aa microtidis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Genus: Aa
Species:
A. microtidis
Binomial name
Aa microtidis

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

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  1. ^ Schlechter, Rudolf (1922). "Die Orchideenflora von Bolivia". Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (in German). 10: 35–36.