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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesLindley, John. 1837. Companion to the Botanical Magazine 2: 205-206
Species accepted as of June 2014: Image Name Distribution Elevation (m) Mystacidium aliciae Bolus South Africa (Cape Province) Mystacidium braybonae Summerh. South Africa Mystacidium capense (L.f.) Schltr. South Africa, Swaziland Mystacidium flanaganii (Bolus) Bolus South Africa (Cape Province, Natal, Transvaal States ) Mystacidium gracile Harv. South Africa, Zimbabwe, Madagascar Mystacidium nguruense P.J.Cribb Tanzania Mystacidium pulchellum (Kraenzl.) Schltr. Tanzania Mystacidium pusillum Harv. South Africa Mystacidium tanganyikense Summerh. Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi Mystacidium venosum Harv. ex Rolfe in W.H.Harvey South Africa, Swaziland, Mozambique
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