Mystacidium

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.

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]

1. Mystacidium aliciae Bolus - South Africa
2. Mystacidium braybonae Summerh. - South Africa
3. Mystacidium capense (L.f.) Schltr. - South Africa, Swaziland
4. Mystacidium flanaganii (Bolus) Bolus - South Africa
5. Mystacidium gracile Harv. - South Africa, Zimbabwe
6. Mystacidium nguruense P.J.Cribb - Tanzania
7. Mystacidium pulchellum (Kraenzl.) Schltr. - Tanzania
8. Mystacidium pusillum Harv. - South Africa
9. Mystacidium tanganyikense Summerh. - Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi
10. Mystacidium venosum Harv. ex Rolfe in W.H.Harvey - South Africa, Swaziland, Mozambique

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Lindley, John. 1837. Companion to the Botanical Magazine 2: 205-206