Aiphanes argos is a plant in the family Arecaceae, native to Colombia.

Aiphanes argos grows as a small palm and is a rheophyte (a plant living in swift waters).

[1] Aiphanes argos has been assessed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.

The greatest risk to the species is the proposed construction of a hydroelectric power plant and dam on the Samaná Norte River.

Mining activities on the river pose an additional risk to the species' habitat.