Mystacidium
Genus of orchids
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Mystacidium, abbreviated as Mycdm in horticultural trade, is a genus of the orchid family (Orchidaceae). It is native to eastern and southern Africa from Tanzania to South Africa.[1][2]
| Mystacidium | |
|---|---|
| |
| Mystacidium capense | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Angraecinae |
| Genus: | Mystacidium Lindl. |
| Type species | |
| Mystacidium capense | |
Species accepted as of June 2014:[1]
| Image | Name | Distribution | Elevation (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mystacidium aliciae Bolus | South Africa (Cape Province) | ||
| Mystacidium braybonae Summerh. | South Africa | 800–1,500 metres (2,600–4,900 ft) | |
_Schltr.-_Orchideen_Beschreib._Kult._Zücht.-_597_(1914)_20210607_230721.jpg) | Mystacidium capense (L.f.) Schltr. | South Africa, Swaziland | 0–700 metres (0–2,297 ft) |
| Mystacidium flanaganii (Bolus) Bolus | South Africa (Cape Province, Natal, Transvaal States ) | ||
| Mystacidium gracile Harv. | South Africa, Zimbabwe, Madagascar | 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) | |
| Mystacidium nguruense P.J.Cribb | Tanzania | ||
| Mystacidium pulchellum (Kraenzl.) Schltr. | Tanzania | ||
_(49858267826).jpg) | Mystacidium pusillum Harv. | South Africa | 900–1,200 metres (3,000–3,900 ft) |
| Mystacidium tanganyikense Summerh. | Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi | 1,300–2,500 metres (4,300–8,200 ft) | |
| Mystacidium venosum Harv. ex Rolfe in W.H.Harvey | South Africa, Swaziland, Mozambique | 500–1,700 metres (1,600–5,600 ft) | |
