Aerangis modesta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

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

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).

Native distribution areas:
Africa Western Indian Ocean Comoros, Madagascar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Joyce Stewart et al. (2006) Angrecoid Orchids. Timber Press Eds., Portland, OR, USA

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Aerangis modesta. Accessed: 2022 Dec 31.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Aerangis modesta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Dec 31. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Aerangis modesta. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Dec 31. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Aerangis modesta. Published online. Accessed: 31 Dec 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Aerangis modesta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Dec 2022.