Integrated Monography

Conducting fundamental research on the classification and evolution of plants.

The Integrated Monography team studies taxonomy, classication and evolution of economically and ecologically important groups of plants, such as the aloe, grass, sedge, legume, myrtle, orchid and palm families. These include the relatives of food crops such as wheat, rice, tigernuts, Chinese water chestnuts, soy, cloves, vanilla, oil palm, date palm, and coconut, and timbers such as rattans, eucalypts and rosewoods.

We discover and describe species on a global scale, uncovering their evolutionary relationships. Our methods combine plant taxonomic expertise with state-of-the-art technologies to complete the tree of life for focal plant groups and unlock fundamental biodiversity knowledge for the broadest audiences.

Our collections, which have been developed and refined by generations of experts, are the cornerstone of our research. They have enabled us to develop unrivalled expertise in our focal groups and collaborative partnerships across the world.