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New species discovered in Mato Grosso, Brazil.
22 Dec 2009
A beautiful passionflower is amongst the species found in some of the country's most threatened habitats.
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Discovered in a glasshouse
22 Dec 2009
Fifty years on, a species found growing here at Kew finally gets a name!
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Minute fungi and tiny flowering plants join the list of species newly discovered by Kew
22 Dec 2009
Some of the smaller - but no less important - new species include tiny fungi and flowering plants less than 10 cm tall.
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Canopy giants from Cameroon
22 Dec 2009
Massive rainforest trees are amongst the list of recent discoveries by Kew and its partners across the world.
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Unique yam under threat
22 Dec 2009
Only two populations of this South African species are known in the wild.
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Ancient aquatic plant on the rocks
22 Dec 2009
The tiny Isoetes eludens, which lives in temporary rock pools, may be at risk from climate change
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Mountains of orchids...
22 Dec 2009
New species of orchids discovered on Borneo's highest mountain
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Season's Greetings from the Library, Art and Archives Team
by: David Iggulden, Library, Art and Archives blog22 Dec 2009
Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for 2010!
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New Indigofera species described by Kew scientists
22 Dec 2009
Fourteen species of the blue dye-producing genus have been described as new to science
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Welcome to Kew's archive...
by: Kiri Ross-Jones, Library, Art and Archives blog18 Dec 2009
Meet the Archives Team and read about the Darwin-Henslow letters.
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