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Tapa cloth and the forgotten women of the Bounty mutiny

by: Mark Nesbitt, Economic Botany blog
30 Sep 2010
A visitor to Kew sheds light on tapa cloth made 170 years ago by her Polynesian forebears.

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Merger creates largest Fungarium in the world at Kew

30 Sep 2010

Two of the most extensive collections of dried fungus specimens, those at Kew and CABI (IMI), have been combined to create a fungarium at Kew holding around 1.25 million specimens.

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New study shows one fifth of the world’s plants are under threat of extinction

29 Sep 2010

A global analysis of extinction risk for the world's plants, conducted by Kew together with the Natural History Museum, London and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), has revealed that the world’s plants are as threatened as mammals, with one in five of the world’s plant species threatened with extinction.

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Detail of a spider orchid (Ophrys sphegodes).

Ecologists find new clues on climate change in 150 year-old pressed plants.

22 Sep 2010

Plants picked up to 150 years ago by Victorian collectors and held by the million in herbarium collections across the world could become a powerful – and much needed – new source of data for studying climate change, according to research published this week in the British Ecological Society's Journal of Ecology.

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Resilience vs Risk - how nature recovers after disturbance

by: Denise Deluca, Business Inspired by Nature blog
21 Sep 2010
Unlike the business world, nature has no ability to predict future events, but instead uses 'resilience' as its strategy for recovery after disturbance. Inherent within this are creativity and innovation which bring wider benefits. In these transformational times of volatile change, businesses can improve their ability to thrive (not just survive) by focusing on their resilience.

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Cypripedium calceolus (Lady's slipper orchid)

The Plant List - the first working list of all known plants

20 Sep 2010

Kew and Missouri Botanical Gardens in the United States are collaborating with partners worldwide to create the first working list of all known plants.

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Euphorbia pulcherrima and Rafflesia pricei

Vascular Plant Classification in botanic gardens – an international approach

20 Sep 2010

In this item James Wearn provides an overview for botanists on the Vascular Plant Classification Committee (VPCC), of which he is the Secretary, and the recent agreement achieved for the rearrangement of plant specimens in herbaria and other collections.

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Planting up a succulent display

by: Sam Crosfield, Tropical Nursery blog
17 Sep 2010
Learn how the Dry Tropics team prepare and plant up a dramatic display for the public using stunning succulents that are usually cared for in the Tropical Nursery.

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The Tropical Nursery Open Day

by: Sam Crosfield, Tropical Nursery blog
15 Sep 2010
Members of the public are invited to the Tropical Nursery Open Day on Sunday 19th September to go behind the scenes and see rare and intriguing plants including the world's smallest water lily.

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Visit Kew's Library, Art & Archives this Open House weekend

by: Fiona Ainsworth, Library, Art and Archives blog
15 Sep 2010
A chance to see behind the scenes in Kew’s Herbarium, Library, Art & Archives.

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