Phalaenopsis modesta

Phalaenopsis modesta
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Phalaenopsis
Species:	P. modesta
Binomial name
	Phalaenopsis modesta; J.J.Sm.
	distribution of Phalaenopsis modesta
Synonyms
	Phalaenopsis modesta f. alba O.Gruss & Roeth; Polychilos modesta (J.J.Sm.) Shim; Phalaenopsis modesta subsp. sabahensis Fowlie nom. nud., ex icon.; Phalaenopsis modesta var. bella Gruss & Röllke;

Phalaenopsis modesta is a species of orchid endemic to Borneo.^[1] The specific epithet modesta, from the Latin modestus, means unassuming, moderate or modest.^[2]

^ "Phalaenopsis modesta J.J.Sm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". powo.science.kew.org. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "modestus". Latin dictionaries. Latinitium. Retrieved March 11, 2022.

[POWO-1] "Phalaenopsis modesta J.J.Sm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". powo.science.kew.org. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

[2] "modestus". Latin dictionaries. Latinitium. Retrieved March 11, 2022.

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