New discoveries to science from Kew

Over 250 years, Kew has made many discoveries about the fascinating worlds of plants and fungi. Each year, many new species of plant and fungi are discovered by our world class scientists.

We discover new things about the plants and fungi every day. This includes how different species relate to one another and new ways to use plants to make life easier and better. 

Plants are essential to life on earth. In a world where our changing environment is becoming less and less certain, the power of plants combined with Kew’s scientific expertise is ever more critical.

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Kew's plant hunters discover new plant life in the rainforests of Cameroon

11 Aug 2009

The great rainforests of Africa are some of the most species-rich natural habitats in the world and we found many new and exciting plants on our recent expedition there.


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Kew's projects across Africa

07 Aug 2009

By recording the variety of plant life across Africa we identify threatened species and regions and help save plant life and habitats under threat.


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MSB Montserrat seed collecting

Working in partnership

We rely on plants to feed, house and clothe us, but have long been using the Earth’s resources at an unsustainable rate. Kew’s mission is to inspire and deliver science-based plant conservation worldwide. To meet this aim, we work with a network of partners and collaborators around the world.

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DNA research at Kew is changing the way we identify plants

Traditionally, Kew’s botanists have classified plants by analysing their characteristics. Today, Kew scientists are supplementing the old methods with DNA analysis.

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'Suicide Palm' makes it into the Top 10 Species of 2008

15 Jul 2009

Tahina spectabilis joins a 380 million year old fossilised fish and the world's longest insect in the Top 10 List of New species described in 2008, announced by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University.


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