Phalaenopsis modesta J.J. Sm.

Publication:	Icon. Bogor. [Boerlage] 3: t. 218. 1906 [19 Jul 1906]
Section:	Zebrinae / Glabrae
Distribution:	Borneo.
Etymology:	From Latin modestus: small. Reference to the plant and flower's size.
Synonyms:	Polychilos modesta (J.J.Sm.) Shim, Malayan Nat. Journ. 36:25. 1982.
Varieties:	Phalaenopsis modesta f. alba O.Gruss & Roeth, Orchidee 60:232. 2009.
	Phalaenopsis modesta J.J.Sm. var. bella O.Gruss & Roellke. Orchidee 43(5):205 without type. 1992
Flowering:

Photos of Phalaenopsis modesta in culture:

Stanley Hendrawidjaja	Alain Brochart	Alain Brochart	Alain Brochart	Anne Perthus	Hou Tse Liu	Steve Mattana
Simon Liu	Libor Jankovsky	Alain Brochart	Alain Brochart	René Klinge	Alain Brochart	Thorsten Stute
Wolfgang Apel	Micael Liu	Micael Liu	Wolfgang Apel	Wolfgang Apel	Wolfgang Apel	Sascha Heikens
Martina & Paul Lippold	Martina & Paul Lippold	Christophe Bligny	Lanfu Wang	Micael Liu	Claudia Loning	Claudia Loning
Daniel Sjoström	Helmut Demel	Helmut Demel	Helmut Demel	Helmut Demel	Petra Pils	Petra Pils
Heike	Heike	Heike	Micael Liu	Micael Liu	Micael Liu	Micael Liu
Alba.Men	Alba.Men	Alba.Men	Cindy Charpentier & Benoît Biais	Helmut Demel	Helmut Demel	Helmut Demel
François Rion	François Rion	Alba.Men	Alba.Men	Alba.Men	Helmut Demel	Vincent Tan
Julia Lutsenko	Julia Lutsenko	Julia Lutsenko	Alba.Men	Peter Zerche	Peter Zerche	Ricci Zepmeusel
Phalaenopsis modesta

Alain Brochart	Wolfgang Appel	Wolfgang Apel	François Rion	Alba.Men	Alba.Men
Lip detail

Botanical or horticultural varieties:

Lanfu Wang	Hou Tse Liu	Hou Tse Liu	Lanfu Wang	Alba.Men	Alba.Men	Alba.Men
Alba.Men	Alba.Men
Phalaenopsis modesta f. alba

Phalaenopsis modesta f. bella

Primary hybrids: You can view Phalaenopsis modesta primary hybrids by species from the graphic page or via the following alphabetical listing.

Hybrid Name	Pod	Pollen	Registered by	Year
Ambolantha	amboinensis	modesta	Ayub S Parnata	1982
Belle Neuchâteloise	schilleriana	modesta	Luc Vincent	2011
Borneo Belle	bellina	modesta	Paul Lippold	2007
Fimod	fimbriata	modesta	Luc Vincent	2016
Fizzbin	tetraspis	modesta	Drew Goddard	2017
Gaetan	fuscata	modesta	Luc Vincent	2016
High Society	modesta	javanica	Annette Lurton (Jia-Ho Orch. Nurs.)	2011
Hiroshima Equmo	equestris	modesta	Masao Kobayashi	1994
Hiroshima Sandesta	sanderiana	modesta	Masao Kobayashi	1994
Horta	mannii	modesta	Drew Goddard	2016
Jason Scott	micholitzii	modesta	Mr/Mrs Greg & Irma Scott	1989
Jayamurni	modesta	cornu-cervi	Atmo Kolopaking	1985
Lindemod	lindenii	modesta	Luc Vincent	2004
Lirpa	inscriptiosinensis	modesta	Drew Goddard	2018
Martell Rot	modesta	corningiana	Martell Orchids	1984
Modestrana	modesta	sumatrana	J. R. Gairns	2001
Myriam-Esther	modesta	pulcherrima	Luc Vincent	1991
Paul Baudat	modesta	venosa	Luc Vincent	1993
Petit coeur	cochlearis	modesta	Luc Vincent	2008
Putrianda	modesta	amabilis	Atmo Kolopaking	1989
Quatloos	modesta	pallens	Drew Goddard	2017
San Shia Crystal	violacea	modesta	Hou Tse Liu	1999
Shenandoah Anu	bastianii	modesta	Brennan's	2010
Stumod	stuartiana	modesta	Luc Vincent	2012
Triayu Maharani	modesta	lueddemanniana	Atmo Kolopaking	1984

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