New Sculpture Inspired by Plants

May 2008

Environmental artists Loop.pH have created a unique piece of textile architecture inspired by the way plants grow

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Kew's NEW Shirley Sherwood Gallery

From 19 April 2008

This new gallery of Botanical Art opened on 19 April and is the first gallery in the world dedicated to botanical art.

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New Genus of Self-destructive Palm found in Madagascar

A gigantic palm that flowers itself to death has been discovered in Madagascar. This previously unknown genus is entirely new to science and has been named Tahina spectabilis.

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Billionth Seed Collected by the Millennium Seed Bank

Collected in Mali, the billionth seed to be banked is from an African bamboo, Oxytenanthera abyssinica, a priority conservation species.

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Herbarium Catalogue online

This online database provides access to specimen records and images available digitally through the Herbarium Catalogue.

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Kew Books

Browse and search the complete range of scientific, horticultural and general interest books, journals and CDROMs published by Kew, and order them online.

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