Mystacidium capense
Typus of Mystacidium

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Asparagales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Angraecinae
Genus: Mystacidium

Overview of species (10) edit

M. aliceae – M. braybonae – M. capense – M. flanaganii – M. gracile – M. nguruense – M. pulchellum – M. pusillum – M. tanganyikense – M. venosum

Name edit

Mystacidium Lindl., Companion Bot. Mag. 2: 205 (1837)

  • Type species: Mystacidium capense (L.f.) Schltr., Die Orchideen: 597 (1914)
  • Lectotype: Limodorum longicornu Sw. This name is now accepted as a synonym of Mystacidium capense (L.f.) Schltr. (Epidendrum capense L.f.) invalidly selected by Pfeiffer, Nomencl. Bot. (Pfeiffer), 2(1): 401 (1874)

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Tanzania.
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
    • Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names edit

перем коми: Мистацидиум
коми: Мистацидиум
кырык мары: Мистацидиум
удмурт: Мистацидиум


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