Cryptocarya woodii
| Cryptocarya woodii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Cryptocarya |
| Species: | C. woodii |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptocarya woodii | |
Cryptocarya woodii, the Cape quince, is a shrub or small forest tree native to Mozambique, Eswatini, and the Cape Provinces, Northern Provinces, and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.[2] From mid-summer, the tree bears small, inconspicuous flowers.[3] The ripe fruit have a bumpy surface and a shiny, purple-black color. The leaf veins reveal minute secretory glands(areolae) when held against the light.[4] The larvae of Papilio euphranor and Charaxes xiphares feeds on the tree foliage.
The species was described by Adolf Engler in 1889.[2] Its Latin name honors John Medley Wood, a botanist in Natal.[3]
References
- ↑ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2020). "Cryptocarya woodii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T146448250A146448252. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T146448250A146448252.en. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- 1 2 "Cryptocarya woodii Engl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- 1 2 Mbambezeli, Giles, Cryptocarya woodii Engl.
- ↑ Van Wyk, Braam; et al. (2007), How to Identify Trees in Southern Africa, Struik, p. 28, ISBN 978-1-77007-240-4
External links
- Cryptocarya woodii, Green Planet
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