Cryptocarya woodii
Species of tree
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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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Cryptocarya |
| Species: | C. woodii |
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The species was described by Adolf Engler in 1889.[2] Its Latin name honors John Medley Wood, a botanist in Natal.[3]
