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Plant story - a newly discovered species of Dioscorea has been collected and saved
This Dioscorea (yam) species is scarce because it has been over-collected for medicinal use. A newly discovered species of Dioscorea has now been collected and saved by the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership.
Plant story - a rare tree from Kenya, Aloe ballyi, has been saved by Millennium Seed Bank partners
The seeds of a rare Aloe tree were collected in the Taita Hills of Kenya during a collaborative collecting mission involving the National Genebank of Kenya and the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership.
Plant story - conserving Protea odorata, an endangered plant species
Efforts to find and conserve populations of Protea odorata date back to the early 1980's when four sites were identified.
Plant story - conserving grassland paper daisy in Tasmania
The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership has conserved the endangered Australian grassland paper daisy (Leucochrysum albicans).
Plant story - Gladiolus aureus is on the verge of extinction
A once wide spread plant species, this geophyte, known only to be found in the Cape Peninsula of South Africa is on the verge of extinction in the wild.
Plant story - finding snow protea
Find out how snow protea (Protea cryophila) was lost and found thanks to the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership.
Plant story - helping to conserve Origanum syriacum
The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership has conserved the endangered Origanum syriacum, the most economic and edible wild plant in Lebanon.
Plant story - last wild population of Cylindrophyllum hallii saved from extinction
A wild population of a long-lost species was discovered during a routine seed collecting trip in South Africa. This plant species had not been documented or collected since 1960.
Plant story - Devils claw found and collected from Botswana
Plant story - saving Hoodia currorii an important slimming plant
Plant story - Iris sofarana, an endemic plant species from the higher mountains in Lebanon
A bumper year for Kew in new species discovery
Canopy giants and miniature fungi are among over 250 new species discovered in Kew’s 250th anniversary year
Knee-high eucalyptus discovered in SW Australia
Plant story - 200 year old seeds spring to life
Against all expectations, seed scientists from Kew's Millennium Seed Bank at Wakehurst, germinated 200 year old seeds discovered in The National Archives. Some of these have now grown into healthy plants.
New palm genus is discovered in the remote forests of New Guinea
The discovery of a new palm genus has revealed that botanists have much still to learn about remote areas such as New Guinea.
Protea plants help unlock secrets of species 'hotspots'
Some parts of the planet with a Mediterranean-style climate have become species-rich biodiversity hotspots, a recent study reveals.
Kew's Maputo workshop represents progress for protection of Mozambique's mountains and coastal forests
Kew has been invited to play a key role in shaping conservation policy in Mozambique.
Understanding the building blocks of our natural world - fungi research at Kew
Kew's cuttings from one of the world's rarest plants have finally produced seed
Kew's scientists have propagated café marron seedlings and sent them back to their native Mauritius.
