Rank Genus | Subtribe Aerangidinae | |
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Similar Aeranthes, Diaphananthe, Rangaeris, Grammangis, Microcoelia |
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.

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

Mounting mystacidium braybonae orchid on to cork and mopani wood






References
Mystacidium Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA