Everything tagged 'useful plants'

Caffeine enhances bee memory

10 May 2013

Caffeine in the nectar of coffee and citrus flowers manipulates the memory of pollinating bees.

Eggplant names cracked

26 Mar 2013

Researchers untangle the names of spiny wild aubergines.

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

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.

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.

Chemical clues to rosy relationships

14 Feb 2013

Compounds discovered in a species of rose native to the UK may help to unravel the complex taxonomy of Rosa.

The most intense colour blue in the plant kingdom?

11 Dec 2012

New research investigates structural colour in fruits and flowers.

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.

Interactive Indigofera identification

01 Nov 2012

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

Growing coffee

25 Jul 2012

The number of species in the coffee genus has increased from 104 to 124 as a result of a new systematic study.