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Aerangis modesta

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Aerangis modesta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
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]

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