John Medley Wood

John Medley Wood
John Medley Wood
Born(1827-12-01)1 December 1827
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Died26 September 1915(1915-09-26) (aged 87)
Durban
Alma materUniversity of Cape Town
AwardsLinnean Society of London
Scientific career
FieldsBotanist
Author abbrev. (botany)J.M.Wood
Male cone of Encephalartos woodii

John Medley Wood (1 December 1827 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England – 26 August 1915 Durban)[1] was a South African botanist who contributed greatly to the knowledge of Natal ferns, is generally credited with the establishment of sugarcane mosaic virus immune Uba sugar cane in Natal and for his extensive collection of Natal plants.

  1. ^ Brown, N. E. (1915). "John Medley Wood. 1827-1915". Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). 1915 (10): 417–419. JSTOR 4113295.