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Encephalartos woodii Sander [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Gard. Chron., ser. 3 43: 257. (1908). [BHL]

Etymology: Honoring John Medley Wood (1827–1915), former curator of the Natal Botanic Gardens (now Durban Botanic Gardens), who discovered the original and only known plant. [source]

Nomenclature notes: Published 25 Apr 1908.
Nomenclatural Type Information
Type Location(s): NT
Type notes: Neotype designated by Dyer & Verdoorn, Fl. S. Africa 1: 23 (1966): Natal, Zululand, Medley Wood, photograph in Sander, Gard. Chron., ser. 3 44: 2nd Supplementary Illustration. (2 May 1908) .

Taxonomic Synonyms:

Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Extinct in the Wild

Image Gallery (1 observation records)

South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)

References (8)

Comment(s)
2022
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31.
1945
Henderson MR. 1945. Materials for a revision of the South African species of Encephalartos. J. S. African Bot. 11 : 3-65. [Reference]
1933
Hutchinson J, Rattray G. 1933. Cycadaceae. p. 24-44.
Description
1989
Joubert L, Grobbelaar N, Coetzee J. 1989. In-situ studies of the ultrastructure of the cyanobacteria in the coralloid roots of Encephalartos arenarius, Encephalartos transvenosus and Encephalartos woodii (Cycadales).. Phycologia 28 (2): 197-205.
1986
Osborne R. 1986. Focus on Encephalartos woodii. Encephalartos 5 : 4-10.
1908
Pearson RH. 1908. New plants at Ghent. Gard. Chron. 43 (1113) : 257.
Protologue description
2006
Viljoen CD, van Staden J. 2006. The genetic relationship between Encephalartos natalensis and E. woodii determined using RAPD fingerprinting. S. African J. Bot. 72 (4): 642-645.
1908
Wood JM. 1908. Colonial note—Encephalartos woodii. Gard. Chron. ser. 3 43 : 414.