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Berlina korupensis, the largest new discovery in 2009, from Korup National Park in Cameroon |
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It's beautiful white flowers
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The seed pods 30cm in length
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The trunk, which is 1m in diameter and up to 42m height |
Charles Oponde, preparing to explore the forest canopy with Charles Okha
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| Coffee Species - Examples of the 30 new species of coffee discovered by Kew over past 10 years |
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Kew botanist Franck Rakotonasolo with a Coffea ambongensis
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 Comparison of Coffea ambongensis 'beans' the largest seeds of any coffee species: more than twice the size of Coffea arabica (Arabica coffee)
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The bizarre winged fruits of Coffea pterocarpa with their coffee beans inside |
Winged fruits of Coffea pterocarpa |
Palms |
The inflorescence of Cyrtostachys bakeri, from Papua New Guinea, held by Kagube Fazang |
25m tall Cyrtostachys bakeri, from Papua New Guinea is the tallest palm on the list |
Dypsis humilis, found in a single forest patch used heavily by local people for timber. Down to fewer than 10 individuals in the wild. |
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Orchids discovered on Mount Kinabalu, the highest mountain in Borneo (Credit, Tony Lamb) |
Dendrobuim chewii |
Dendrobium jiewhoei |
Dendrobium jiewhoei |
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Critically endangered ‘cancer cure’ yam – Dioscorea strydomiana |
Botanist Linda Loffler monitoring Dioscorea strydomiana
(Credit, John Burrows) |
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'New rare eucalyptus' discovered in the southwest Australian biodiversity hotspot' |
Eucalyptus brandiana |
Eucalyptus brandiana (credit Natasha Moore) |
Eucalyptus sweedmaniana named after discoverer, Luke Sweedman (pictured) |
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Ancient aquatic plant, Isoetes eludens |
The habitat of Isoetes eludens is a temporary rockpool |
Isoetes eludens |
Dr Rhian Smith collecting specimens |
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Isoglossa variegata, discovered in the Princess of Wales Conservatory at Kew |
Isoglossa variegata was discovered in the Princess of Wales Conservatory |
A Herbarium specimen of Isoglossa variegata |
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Brazilian passion |
Striking red Passiflora cristalina |
The egg-shaped fruits of Passiflora cristalina are edible |
New Brazilian legume genus Tabaroa catingicola
(Credit, L.P. de Queiroz) |
An Indigo plant, Indigofera serpentinicola, one of the blue dye producing genus |
Tiny Gymnosiphons the smallest species on the list. |
G. usambarensis, similar to the newly discovered species, showing how small this species is.
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G. samoritoureanus (on the right) from Guinea, discoved 12 months ago, and awaiting publication as a new species. On the left, G. bekensis, is not new to science |
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