Aerangis modesta

Aerangis 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: Angraecinae
Genus: Aerangis
Species: Aerangis modesta

Name

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

Synonymy

• 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).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references =

• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1914. Die Orchideen 600.

Additional references

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

Links

• 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.

Vernacular names

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