Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Kew
Jan 1, 2025 · Discover a world of science hiding behind our beautiful botanical collections filled with over 40,000 living plants
Cyanotypes: The origins of photography - Kew
Anna Atkins: The first photo book. Anna Atkins produced what is known as the first photographic illustrated book, Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions, in 1843. Atkins was a …
Rafflesia arnoldi - Kew
While it isn’t listed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List, numbers of Rafflesia species across Indonesia are falling due to the impact of ecotourism.. To assist with pollination, Rafflesia …
Mycelium: Exploring the hidden dimension of fungi | Kew
Mar 11, 2023 · Making the connection. The mycelium also plays a crucial role in fungal reproduction. The mycelia of two compatible fungi can fuse together, allowing the cells of each …
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Kew Gardens Discover the world of science behind our botanical collections, with over 50,000 living plants to be found across our UNESCO World Heritage site.
What is COP16 and why is it important? - Kew
The last biodiversity conference (COP15) was held in Montreal in 2022, where the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) was agreed. The GBF outlines four long-term …
Name and synonymy resources - Kew
Contains accepted names and over 1,020,000 synonyms for more than 343,000 plant species. It is the most comprehensive and actively curated dataset on plant taxonomy, created in …
Kew's Top 10 New Species of 2024
Dec 19, 2024 · 3) The 'black souled' Aphelandra from Colombia – Aphelandra almanegra Named after its distinct black heartwood, this new species of deciduous shrub is in the same genus as …
Tomato - Solanum lycopersicum | Plants - Kew
As members of the nightshade family (Solanceae), tomatoes were thought to be poisonous when brought to Europe and grown only as ornamental plantsBotanically, tomatoes are berries and …
Ginkgo tree - Ginkgo biloba | Plants - Kew
The ginkgo tree is classified as Endangered according to the IUCN Red List and has also been given a high priority conservation status by the Evolutionary Distinct and Globally Endangered …