Species Mimusops woodii
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There aren’t any identifications of Mimusops woodii.
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Etymology of Mimusops:
Gk. mimus = an actor, mime, mimic; ops = face; sometimes interpreted as mimo = an ape; ops = face, hence like a monkey; referring to the corolla and the shape of the flowers, which allegedly resemble a monkey face. ‘The resemblance is at best obscure’ (Hugh Glen).
Etymology of woodii:
Named after John Medley Wood (1827-1915) farmer, trader and botanist in Kwa-Zulu Natal, curator of Durban Botanic Garden from 1882 and founder of the Natal Herbarium
Scientific name:
Mimusops woodii Engl.
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Protologue:
Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen.-Fam. 8: 65 (1904)
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Year published:
1904
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Mimusops woodii.
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