''Mystacidium'', abbreviated as Mycdm in horticultural trade, is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of the orchid family (''

Orchidaceae Orchids are plants that belong to the family (biology), family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan plants that ...

''). It is native to eastern and southern

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from

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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>Lindley, John. 1837. Companion to the Botanical Magazine 2: 205-206
/ref> Species accepted as of June 2014: # '' Mystacidium aliciae'' Bolus - South Africa # '' Mystacidium braybonae'' Summerh. - South Africa # '' Mystacidium capense'' (L.f.) Schltr. - South Africa, Swaziland # '' Mystacidium flanaganii'' (Bolus) Bolus - South Africa # '' Mystacidium gracile'' Harv. - South Africa, Zimbabwe # '' 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

References

Vandeae genera Angraecinae Orchids of Africa {{Vandeae-stub