Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Kew
Jan 21, 2025 · Discover a world of science hiding behind our beautiful botanical collections filled with over 40,000 living plants
Kew's Top 10 New Species of 2024
Dec 19, 2024 · 3) The 'black souled' Aphelandra from Colombia – Aphelandra almanegra Named after its distinct black heartwood, this new species of deciduous shrub is in the same genus as …
The first global list of all legume species | Kew
Feb 10, 2022 · Legumes are one of the most economically important and versatile plant families. There are nearly 23,000 species (22,939 to be precise) of legumes, including chickpeas, …
Balsa tree - Ochroma pyramidale - Kew
Valued across the world for its strong but light wood, the balsa tree is native to the rainforests of South America. Over 95% of balsa wood comes from Ecuador, where it is grown in dense …
Getting here - Kew
By train. Kew Bridge station is 800m from Elizabeth Gate, via Kew Bridge.South West Trains run services from Waterloo, via Vauxhall and Clapham Junction. There is no level access at Kew …
History of Kew
1759: Princess Augusta, mother of King George III, founds a nine-acre botanic garden within the pleasure grounds at Kew.; 1762: William Chambers builds the Great Pagoda.; 1768: Joseph …
Welwitschia mirabilis - Kew
Across the harsh environment of the northern Namib desert, a truly unique plant has been flourishing almost unchanged for thousands of years. Welwitschia mirabilis, often just referred …
Titan arum - Amorphophallus titanum | Plants - Kew
Titan arum has the world’s largest unbranched inflorescence (flowering structure) that can reach 3m tall.. When titan arum bloomed for the second time at Kew in 1926, it attracted such big …
Mycelium: Exploring the hidden dimension of fungi | Kew
Mar 11, 2023 · Making the connection. The mycelium also plays a crucial role in fungal reproduction. The mycelia of two compatible fungi can fuse together, allowing the cells of each …
Wollemi pine - Wollemia nobilis | Plants | Kew
The last wollemi pines in the wild live in a remote gorge of the Wollemi National Park, Australia.. On 16 January 2020, firefighters saved the last wollemi pines left in the wild from the Gospers …