Mystacidium

Mystacidium capense
Typus of Mystacidium

Taxonavigation

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)

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

Name

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

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

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1837. Companion to the Botanical Magazine, 2: 205.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 411 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
  

Additional references

• Alrich, P. & Higgins, W. 2011. Orchid genera lectotypes. Lankesteriana 11(1): 69–94. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Mystacidium. Accessed: 2022 Nov 28.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Mystacidium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Mystacidium. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Mystacidium. Published online. Accessed: 28 Nov 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Mystacidium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Nov 2022.

Vernacular names

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

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