Wood, Jeff
Job Title
Orchid Specialist
Department
Herbarium, Library, Art & Archives
Section
Monocot Systematics
Science Teams:
Joined Kew:
1972Foreign Language(s):
French, German.Qualifications & Appointments
Role
Taxonomic research on SE Asian Orchidaceae
Production surveys and inventories of orchid diversity, including checklists, revisions and floras. Contributing to accounts of comparative orchid biology and phylogeny, e.g. ‘Genera Orchidacearum' project. Provision of IUCN Red List conservation status categories in publications. Advising Conventions and Policies team on CITES and HM Customs as appropriate. Dealing with miscellaneous taxonomic and horticultural enquiries. Overseeing general curation of Orchid Herbarium.
Selected Recent Publications
- Wood, J.J. (2001). Dendrochilum of Borneo. Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications (Borneo) in association with The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 371 pp.
- Beaman, T.E., Wood, J.J., Beaman, R.S. & Beaman, J.H. (2001). Orchids of Sarawak. Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications (Borneo) in association with The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 584 pp.
- Wood, J.J. (2003). Orchids of Borneo. Volume 4. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah : The Sabah Society, in association with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 314 pp.
- Wood, J.J. (2004). A new species of Anoectochilus (Orchidaceae: Cranichideae: Goodyerinae) from Mount Kinabalu. Sandakania 15: 103-108.
- Wood, J.J. (2005). Plant Portraits. Plate 518. Dimorphorchis rossii var. graciliscapa. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine 22 (1): 42-46.
Selected Earlier Publications
- Seidenfaden, G. & Wood, J.J. (1992). The Orchids of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Fredensborg, Denmark: Olsen & Olsen.
- Wood, J.J. (1992). New species of Dendrochilum from Sumatra and Borneo. Lindleyana 8 (3): 115–117.
- Wood, J.J. & Cribb, P.J. (1994). A Checklist of the Orchids of Borneo. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 409 pp.
- Barkman, T.J. & Wood, J.J. (1997). Reinstatement of Pholidota sigmatochilus: an enigmatic species from Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Lindleyana 12 (3): 153–157.
- Wood, J.J. (1997). Orchids of Borneo. Volume 3. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah : The Sabah Society, in association with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 289 pp.
- Wood, J.J. (1997). A Revised Subdivision and Bibliographical Survey of Dendrochilum (Orchidaceae). Opera Bot. 130: 1–85.
