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Fans Of Stinky Plants, Rejoice! “Old Socks” Flower Blooms In UK First
Every now and then, Kew Gardens is transformed as one ... That’s the seductive scent of a curious plant called Pseudohydrosme ...
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Rattan palms and the origins of tropical Asian rainforest diversity
After consultation with his colleague Robert Morley, he realises with amazement that, unlike the dinosaurs, the relatives of ...
DNA and 90 million-year-old pollen fossils reveal new insights into evolution of Asian tropics
In a new study published today in Science, researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew), together with global ...
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Step back in time: Visit the world's oldest botanical gardens
Here are some of the oldest botanical gardens around the world that you must visit. Founded in 1544, Orto Botanico di Pisa is among the oldest botanical gardens in the world. Situated in Italy, it was ...
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What’s it like working with Kew’s Herbarium collection?
One of Ellen’s main tasks at Kew was working on the Africa ‘naming wall’ – an area where unidentified specimens are stored, waiting for expert attention. Each specimen is sorted by plant family and ...
Colorful tropical plants threatened with extinction, study finds
The majority of the threatened species do not grow in environmentally protected locations. Tropical plants in the genus ...
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Carbon in bloom: How Kew Gardens is telling the story of climate change through plants
Kew Gardens has unveiled plans for a new ‘Carbon Garden’ at its world-famous botanical site in London. Set to open in July, the permanent garden will tell “the story of carbon” through a ...
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Kew Gardens to open brand new permanent garden around Carbon
Richard Wilford, designer of the Carbon Garden and manager of garden design at RBG Kew, said: "The Carbon Garden offers a unique opportunity to showcase our ongoing research, combining scientific ...