Phalaenopsis modesta

Phalaenopsis modesta

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Phalaenopsis
Subgenus: Phalaenopsis subg. Phalaenopsis
Sectio: Phalaenopsis sect. Polychilos
Species: Phalaenopsis modesta

Name

Phalaenopsis modesta J.J.Sm., Icon. Bogor.: t. 218 (1906), plate [CCXVII.

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Polychilos modesta (J.J.Sm.) Shim, Malayan Nat. J. 36: 25 (1982).
• Heterotypic
  • Phalaenopsis modesta f. alba O.Gruss & Roeth, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 60: 232 (2009).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Malesia Borneo. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Smith, J.J. 1906. Icones Bogorienses 218.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Phalaenopsis modesta. Accessed: 2022 Oct 30.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Phalaenopsis modesta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Phalaenopsis 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 Oct 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Phalaenopsis modesta. Published online. Accessed: 30 Oct 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Phalaenopsis modesta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Oct 2022.

Vernacular names

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