| Cryptocarya woodii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Cryptocarya |
| Species: | C. woodii |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptocarya woodii | |
Cryptocarya woodii, the Cape quince, is a shrub or small forest tree native to southern and eastern Africa. Its Latin name honors John Medley Wood, a botanist in Natal. From mid-summer, the tree bears small, inconspicuous flowers. [2] 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. [3] The larvae of Papilio euphranor and Charaxes xiphares feeds on the tree foliage.
