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Plant story - the endangered starfruit is restored back to native habitat in the UK
01 Jan 2010
Wakehurst horticultural staff working with Plantlife, Natural England and local authorities have reintroduced starfruit (Damasonium alisma) to pond margins on Greenham Common.
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A bumper year for Kew in new species discovery
22 Dec 2009
Canopy giants and miniature fungi are among over 250 new species discovered in Kew’s 250th anniversary year
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Seven species of wild coffee amongst Kew's haul of new discoveries
22 Dec 2009
Newly discovered coffee species could help safeguard the long-term survival of this important industry
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Twenty new Madagascar palm species discovered by Kew botanists
22 Dec 2009
Kew's work in new species discovery is helping to safeguard the future of some of the country's most endangered plant life.
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Knee-high eucalyptus discovered in SW Australia
22 Dec 2009
Kew's Director has recently described two new species in his native Australia
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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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What are hard seeds for?
14 May 2013
A new hypothesis has been proposed on why some seeds are hard.
Caffeine enhances bee memory
10 May 2013
Caffeine in the nectar of coffee and citrus flowers manipulates the memory of pollinating bees.
Is our daily cup of coffee under threat?
08 Nov 2012
A new study from Kew suggests that Arabica coffee could be extinct in the wild within 70 years.
Director (CEO and Chief Scientist) of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to return to Australia
14 Sep 2011
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew announced today that Director (CEO and Chief Scientist), Professor Stephen Hopper FLS will step down in autumn 2012 after six years in the job.
