Aerangis modesta

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Angraecinae
Genus: Aerangis
Species: Aerangis modesta
Name

Aerangis modesta (Hook.f.) Schltr., Orchideen: 600 (1914)
Synonyms

Basionym
Angraecum modestum Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 109: t. 6693 (1883)
Homotypic
Angorchis modesta (Hook.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 651 (1891)
Rhaphidorhynchus modestus (Hook.f.) Finet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54(9): 37 (1907)
Heterotypic
Angraecum sanderianum Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1888(1): 168 (1888)
Rhaphidorhynchus modestus var. sanderianus (Rchb.f.) Poiss., Rech. Fl. Merid. Madag.: 185 (1912)
Aerangis crassipes Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 333 (1918)

References

Schlechter, F.R.R. (1914) Die Orchideen 600.
Joyce Stewart et al. (2006) Angrecoid Orchids. Timber Press Eds., Portland, OR, USA
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 344 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
Govaerts, R. et al. 2012. Aerangis modesta in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2012 Nov. 1. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2012. Aerangis modesta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Nov. 2012.
International Plant Names Index. 2012. Aerangis modesta. Published online. Accessed: 1. Nov. 2012.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Aerangis modesta in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families