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Framework for palm biogeography

26 Mar 2013

Researchers establish a hypothesis for the evolution of palms in time and space.

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Eggplant names cracked

26 Mar 2013

Researchers untangle the names of spiny wild aubergines.

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Spanish Wildflowers In Spring

by: Tony Hall, Arboretum team blog
20 Mar 2013

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Photo of seeds in the vault at the Millennium Seed Bank

Talk - From maize to mungongo: Kew and food security in the 21st century

Thu 27 June 2013, 7pm

Since the advent of intensive agriculture mankind has relied on fewer and fewer plant species for food. Using examples from around the world, this talk examines some key solutions being developed for long term food security.

Discovering David Douglas through the Directors' Correspondence

by: Charlotte Rowley, Library, Art and Archives blog
13 Mar 2013

Read extracts from the letters of David Douglas in the Directors' Correspondence, and learn more about this remarkable plant-hunter and explorer.

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Herbal medicine through an evolutionary lens

05 Mar 2013

A phylogenetic study has shown that related plants are used traditionally in three disparate regions to treat similar medical conditions.

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eMonocot portal launched

07 Nov 2012

A new portal for eMonocot provides a gateway through which to search and access this online biodiversity resource for monocot plants.

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Interactive Indigofera identification

01 Nov 2012

A mobile application is being developed to identify species of Indigofera in the field in Southern Africa.

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Grass identification workshop in Madagascar

by: Maria Vorontsova, Herbarium blog
26 Sep 2012
Find out how Kew staff helped local scientists in Madagascar learn to identify unique and endangered species of grasses.