Mystacidium

Mystacidium
Mystacidium capense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Angraecinae
Genus: Mystacidium
Lindl.
Type species
Mystacidium capense

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]

Species accepted as of June 2014:[1]

ImageNameDistributionElevation (m)
Mystacidium aliciae BolusSouth Africa (Cape Province)
Mystacidium braybonae Summerh.South Africa800–1,500 metres (2,600–4,900 ft)
Mystacidium capense (L.f.) Schltr.South Africa, Swaziland0–700 metres (0–2,297 ft)
Mystacidium flanaganii (Bolus) BolusSouth Africa (Cape Province, Natal, Transvaal States )
Mystacidium gracile Harv.South Africa, Zimbabwe, Madagascar1,800 metres (5,900 ft)
Mystacidium nguruense P.J.CribbTanzania
Mystacidium pulchellum (Kraenzl.) Schltr.Tanzania
Mystacidium pusillum Harv.South Africa900–1,200 metres (3,000–3,900 ft)
Mystacidium tanganyikense Summerh.Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi1,300–2,500 metres (4,300–8,200 ft)
Mystacidium venosum Harv. ex Rolfe in W.H.HarveySouth Africa, Swaziland, Mozambique500–1,700 metres (1,600–5,600 ft)

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