Cryptocarya woodii Engl.

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Derivation of specific name: woodii: after John Medley Wood (1827-1915), a botanist in Kwa-Zulu Natal who was the curator of the Durban Botanic Gardens from 1882 to 1903.
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Flowering time:Oct-Dec
Worldwide distribution: Mozambique and South Africa.
National distribution: M
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Literature:

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 140. (Includes a picture).

Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 218.

Diniz, M.A. (1997). Lauraceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(2) Page 51.


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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Cryptocarya woodii

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cryptocarya woodii
African Plant Database: Cryptocarya woodii
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cryptocarya woodii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cryptocarya woodii
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cryptocarya woodii
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iNaturalist: Cryptocarya woodii
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cryptocarya woodii
JSTOR Plant Science: Cryptocarya woodii
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cryptocarya woodii
Plants of the World Online: Cryptocarya woodii
Tropicos: Cryptocarya woodii
Wikipedia: Cryptocarya woodii


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Cryptocarya woodii.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=184150, retrieved 31 March 2025

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