John Medley Wood
John Medley Wood (born December 1, 1827 in Mansfield , Nottinghamshire , † August 26, 1915 in Durban ) was a British-South African botanist who worked in the Cape Colony . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " JMWood ".
Life
His father, a lawyer, emigrated to the Cape Colony and he followed him after some time as a seaman. Wood became curator of the Durban Botanical Gardens in 1882 .
Honors
The genus Woodia Schltr. from the plant family of the dog poison plants (Apocynaceae) and the fungus genus Woodiella Sacc. & P.Syd. have been named after him.
Works
- A popular description of the Natal ferns . 1877.
- together with MS Evans: Natal plants… (1898–1912).
- A Handbook of the Flora of Natal .
literature
- Robert Zander : Zander concise dictionary of plant names . Ed .: Fritz Encke , Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold . 13th, revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8001-5042-5 .
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for John Medley Wood at the IPNI
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information from the Natal Herbarium .
- ↑ a b Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymic plant names - extended edition. Part I and II. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin , Freie Universität Berlin , Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5 doi: 10.3372 / epolist2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wood, John Medley |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English-South African botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1827 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mansfield , Nottinghamshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 26, 1915 |
| Place of death | Durban |