> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 438](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33066778) of TL-2 Vol. VII > Author links: [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/a/11845-1) LSID 11845-1, [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1701052) QID Q1701052 > Support pages: [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]], [[Layout key|layout key]], [[Cite TL-2|cite TL-2]] ### Author Wood, John Medley (1827-1915), English-born South African botanist; in the East Indian merchant service ca. 1845-1852; emigrated to South Africa 1852; trading store owner Inanda, Natal 1852-1882; curator of the Natal Botanic Garden, Durban 1882-1908; director of the Natal Garden and Herbarium 1900; director of the Natal Herbarium 1913; D.Sc. h.c. Univ. Cape Good Hope 1913. **Abbreviated name**: *J-M. Wood* \[standard form in IPNI: *J.M.Wood*\] #### Herbarium and types [[Collection NH|NH]]. – Further material at [[Collection A|A]], [[Collection B|B]] (mainly destr.), [[Collection BM|BM]], [[Collection BOL|BOL]], [[Collection BR|BR]], [[Collection C|C]], [[Collection DPU|DPU]], [[Collection E|E]], [[Collection F|F]], [[Collection G|G]], [[Collection K|K]], [[Collection LCU|LCU]], [[Collection M|M]], [[Collection MANCH|MANCH]], [[Collection MIN|MIN]], [[Collection MO|MO]], [[Collection P|P]], [[Collection PH|PH]], [[Collection PRE|PRE]], [[Collection SAM|SAM]], [[Collection UPS|UPS]], [[Collection US|US]], [[Collection VT|VT]], [[Collection W|W]]. – *Letters* at [[Collection G|G]]. #### Bibliography and biography Barnhart 3: 516 (b. 1 Dec 1827, d. 26 Aug 1915); BB p. 333; BL 1: 48, 49, 324; BM 2: 549, 5: 2353, 8: 1452; Bossert p. 442; Desmond p. 673; Hortus 3: 1207; Jackson p. 496; Morren ed. 10, p. 115; NI 2182, Nachtr.; PH 567; Rehder 5: 931; Tucker 1: 753, 3: 340; Zander ed. 10, p. 734, ed. 11, p. 838. #### Biofile - Anon., Bull. misc. Inf. Kew 1897: 229, 1910: 373, 1913: 158 (D.Sc. h.c. Univ. Cape); Hedwigia 57: (151). 1916 (d.); Nature 96: 174-175. 1915 (obit.); Science n.s. 42: 641. 1915. - Bayer, A.W., S. Afr. Tydskr. Wetenschap 67: 403, 406. 1971. - Bews, J.W., Ann. Bolus Herb. 2: 33-36. 1916 (obit., portr.). - Brown, N.E., Bull. misc. Inf. Kew 1915: 417-419 (obit.). - Bullock, A.A., Bibl. S. Afr. bot. 130-131. 1978. - Doidge, E., Bothalia 5: 1028. 1950. - Frodin, D.G., Guide standard floras world no. 514. 1984. - Gager, C.S., Brooklyn Bot. Gard. Rec. 27(3): 325, 326. 1938. - Gunn, M. & L.E. Codd, Bot. expl. S. Afr. 379-381. 1981 (extensive details, portr., handwriting). - Jessop, J.P., Standard Encycl. S. Africa 11: 492. 1975. - Karsten, M., Dict. S. Afr. biogr. 2: 857-858. 1972. - Lowden, R.M., Taxon, Index pers. names vols. 1-30. 804. 1985. - Nelmes, E. & W. Cuthbertson, Curtis's Bot. Mag. Dedic. 1827-1927. 338-340. 1931. - Phillips, E.P., S. Afr. J. Sci. 27, 48, 50-51, 56, 57, 63, 68. 1930. - Schrire, B.D., Bothalia 14(2): 225. 1983 (centenary Natal herbarium). - Squire, A.W.L., Bull. Afr. Succ. pl. Soc. 5(6): 223. 1971. - Stapf, O., Proc. Linn. Soc. 128: 73-74. 1916. - White, A. & B.L. Sloane, The Stapelieae ed. I. 120. 1937. #### Handwriting M. Gunn & L.E. Codd, Bot. expl. S. Afr. 380. 1981. #### Eponymy *Woodia* Schlechter (1894); *Woodiella* P.A. Saccardo et P. Sydow (1899). *Note: Woodiella* Merrill (1922) and the derived genus *Woodiellantha* Rauschert (1982) were named for D.D. Wood who was a forester in Borneo. ### Publications ##### n.18.242. Classification of ferns **Title** *Classification of ferns*... Printed for the \[Natal Microscopical\] Society... Durban, Natal (printed for the Society by John Sanderson & Co.) 1879. **Abbreviated title**: *Classif ferns*. **Notes** *Publ*.: Sep-Dec 1879 (read at Natal Microscopical Society 26 Aug 1879), p. \[1\]-12, *1 pl*. *Copy*: NY. – Reprinted from the Natal Colonist (journal n.v.). ##### n.18.243. An analytical key to the natural orders and genera of Natal indigenous plants **Title** *An analytical key to the natural orders and genera of Natal indigenous plants*... Durban (printed for Robinson,...) 1888. **Abbreviated title**: *Anal. key Natal pl.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 1888 (p. iii: Jul 1888), cover-t.p., p. \[i\]-iii, \[1\]-49. *Copy*: HH. ##### n.18.244. Catalogue of plants in Natal botanic gardens **Title** *Catalogue of plants in Natal botanic gardens*, Durban... Durban (T.L. Cullingworth,...) 1890. **Abbreviated title**: *Cat. Natal bot. gard.* **Notes** *Publ*.: Sep 1890, cover, p. \[i-iv\], \[1\]-85. *Copies*: HH, MO, USDA. ##### n.18.245. Report on Natal Botanic Gardens **Title** Durban botanic Society. *Report on Natal Botanic Gardens* for the year *1890... *Durban (Printed by Robinson, Vanse & Co.,...) 1891. **Abbreviated title**: *Rep. Natal Bot. Gard. 1890*. **Notes** *1890*: 1891 (p. \[3\]: Jan 1891), p. \[1\]-34. *Copy*: HH. *1896*: 1897 (p. \[5\]: Jan 1897), p. \[1\]-31. *Copy*: HH. *1898*: 1899, p. \[1\]-59. *Copy*: HH. *1899*: 1900 (p. \[7\]: Jan 1900), p. \[1\]-28. *Copy*: HH. *1900*: 1901 (p. \[7\]: Jan 1901), p. \[1\]-26. *Copy*: HH. *1901* (1 Jan-30 Jun): Jul 1901 (p. \[7\]: Jul 1901), p. \[1\]-31. *Copy*: HH. *1901* (1 Jul)-*1902* (30 Jun): Jul 1902 (p. \[7\]: Jul 1902), p. \[1\]-38. *Copy*: HH. *1902*(1 Jul)-*1903* (30 Jun): Jul 1903 (p. \[7\]: Jul 1903), p. \[1\]-38. *Copy*: HH *1903* (1 JuI)-*1904* (30 Jun): Jul 1904 (p. \[7\]: Jul 1904), p. \[1\]-43. *Copy*: HH. *1905* (1 Jul)-*1906* (30 Jun): Jul 1905 (p. \[7\]: Jul 1905), p. \[1\]-34. *Copy*: HH. *1909* (1 Jul)-1910 (30 Jun): Jul 1910 (p. \[7\]: Jul 1910), p. \[1\]-20. *Copy*: HH. *Note*: HH and MO also have a series of *Colonial Herbarium*. Report for the year 1895, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1 Jan 1901-30 Jun 1901, id. 1901-1902, id. 1902-1903, id. 1903-1904, id. 1905-1906, id. 1909-1910. ##### n.18.246. Preliminary catalogue of indigenous Natal plants **Title** *Preliminary catalogue of indigenous Natal plants*... Durban, Natal ("Natal Mercury" Steam printing works) 1894. **Abbreviated title**: *Prel. cat. Natal pl.* **Notes** *Publ*.: Aug-Oct 1894 (p. 4: Jul 1894; copy G rd. 21 Dec 1894), p. \[1\]-47. *Copies*: G, HH, NY, USDA. ##### n.18.247. Guide to the trees and shrubs in the Natal Botanic Gardens **Title** *Guide to the trees and shrubs in the Natal Botanic Gardens*, Durban... Durban (Bennett & Davis,...) 1897. **Abbreviated title**: *Guide trees Natal Bot. Gard.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 1897, p. \[1\]-70, *1 pl. Copies*: HH, USDA. ##### n.18.248. Natal plants **Title** *Natal plants*. Descriptions and figures of Natal indigenous plants, with notes on their distribution, economic value, native names, &c, &c.... vol. I. – part I. Containing fifty figures and descriptions. Durban (Bennett & Davis,...) 1898. Qu. **Abbreviated title**: *Natal pl.* **Notes** *Co-author* for vol. 1: Maurice Smethurst Evans (b. 1854). *1*(*1*): 1898 (J. Bot. Aug 1898), p. \[i\], \[1\]-41, *pl. 1-50* (uncol. liths.). *1*(*2*): 1899 (J. Bot. Oct 1899), p. \[1\], 43-81, \[82-83, indexes\], *pl. 51-100.* *2* (*Grasses*): 1899 (J. Bot. Mai 1900), p. \[i\], *pl. 101-125* with text. – Durban (Robinson & Co.,...). *2* (*Grasses*)(*2*): 1900 (J. Bot.), p. \[i\], *pl. 126-150* with text. *2* (*Grasses*)(*3*): 1903 (J. Bot.), p. \[i\], *pl. 151-175* with text. *2* (*Grasses*)(*4*): 1904 (J. Bot. Aug 1904), p. \[i\* gen. t.p.\], \[i-iii\], *pl. 176-200* with text, \[1-3, notes\], \[1-3, indexes\]. *3*(*1*): 1900, p. \[1\]-27, *pl. 201-225.* – Durban (Bennett & Davis). *3*(*2*): 1901 (J. Bot. Jul 1901), p. \[1\]-27, *pl. 226-250.* *3*(*3*): 1902 (J. Bot. Jun 1902; Bot. Centralbl. 1 Jul 1902), p. \[1\]-27, *pl. 251-275.* *3*(*4*): 1902 (J. Bot. Sep 1902; Bot. Centalbl. 9 Sep 1902), p. \[i\*-vii\* preface material volume 3\], \[i\], p. 7-31, *pl. 276-300.* *4*(*1*): Oct 1903 (in vol.; J. Bot. Dec 1903), p. \[1\], *pl. 301-325* with text. *4*(*2*): Jul 1904 (in vol.; J. Bot. Oct 1904), p. \[i\], *pl. 326-350* with text. *4*(*3*): Jun 1905 (in vol.; J. Bot. Oct 1905), p. \[i\], *pl. 351-375* with text. *4*(*4*): Mai 1906 (in vol.; J. Bot. Aug 1906), p. \[i\*-vi\*, preface material vol. 4, incl. err. and dates\], p. \[i\], *pl. 376-400. 5(Grasses*)(*1*): Dec 1904, p. \[i\], *pl. 401-425* with text. – Durban (Robinson & Co.,...), *5* (*Grasses*)(*2*): Jul 1905, p. \[i\], *pl. 426-450* with text. *5*(*Grasses*)(*3*): Mar 1906, p. \[i\], *pl. 451-475* with text. *5*(*Grasses*)(*4*): Jun 1908, p. \[i\*-viii\*, preface material vol. 5\], *pl. 476-500* with text. *6*(*1*): Mai 1909, p. \[i\], *pl. 501-525* with text... Durban (Bennett & Davis,...). *6*(*2*): Dec 1910,, p. \[i\], *pl. 526-550* with text. *6*(*3*): Jul 1911 (in vol., J. Bot. Jul 1912), p. \[i\], *pl. 551-575* with text. *6*(*4*): Apr 1912, p. \[i\*-iii\* preface material vol. 6\], \[i\], *pl. 576-600* with text, \[1-2, index\], \[1-2, errata\]. *Copies*: BR, G, HH, MO, NY, PH, US, USDA. – *Artists*: F. Lanth, M. Franks, W.J. Haygarth. – N.E. Brown (1915) mentions the existence of 72 further plates (unpublished) for vol. 7. *Facsimile ed*.: 1970, Verlag von J. Cramer, Lehre, Hist. nat. class. 74. *Copies*: BR, FAS. – See F.A. Stafleu, Taxon 29: 418-419. 1970. ##### n.18.249. A handbook to the flora of Natal **Title** *A handbook to the flora of Natal*,... Durban, Natal (Bennett & Davis,...) 1907. Oct. **Abbreviated title**: *Handb. fl. Natal*. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1907 (Nat. Nov. Oct(1) 1907; Bot. Centralbl. 10 Dec 1907), p. \[1\]-202. *Copies*: BR, G, H, HH, NY. *See also*: *Revised list of the flora of Natal*, Trans. S. Afr. philos. Soc. 18(2): 121-280. 20 Feb 1908, and *id., Supplement*: Trans. R. Soc. S. Afr. 1: 453-472. Jan 1910 (*copy*: MO). ##### n.18.250. List of trees, shrubs **Title** *List of trees, shrubs*, and a selection of herbaceous plants growing in the *Durban *municipal *Botanic Gardens*, with a few remarks on each... Durban (Bennett & Davis, ...) 1915. **Abbreviated title**: *List trees Durban Bot. Gard.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 1915, p. \[i-iii\], \[1\]-111. *Copy*: HH.