Aerangis modesta

Aerangis modesta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aerangidinae
Genus: Aerangis
Species: A. modesta
Binomial name
Aerangis modesta
(Hook.f.) Schltr. (1914)
Synonyms[1]
  • Angraecum modestum Hook.f. (1883) (Basionym)
  • Angraecum sanderianum Rchb.f. (1888)
  • Angorchis modesta (Hook.f.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Rhaphidorhynchus modestus (Hook.f.) Finet (1907)
  • Rhaphidorhynchus modestus var. sanderianus (Rchb.f.) Poiss. (1912)
  • Aerangis crassipes Schltr. (1918)

Aerangis modesta is a species of epiphytic orchid native to Madagascar and to the Comoro Islands.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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