Kew Bulletin
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Flagship science journal of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew covering plant & fungal taxonomy, systematics & conservation. Published for Kew by Springer.
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http://link.springer.com/journal/12225 15-05-2013 17:25:19
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Check out this new species of #orchid native to Pare mountains in #Tanzania East #Africa 🇹🇿 The species is distinct by its dwarf habit, short stem and short inflorescence #Openaccess Kew Bulletin doi.org/10.1007/s12225…
Happy #HerbalistDay ! #Guaraná , source of an effective stimulant, was one of the plants exchanged between @KewGardens and #RiodeJaneiro botanic gardens during the 19th century as reported by Reis de Brito et al in a study Kew Bulletin jstor.org/stable/24637617
When #botanists study a group of #plants they often find that one species has been described with multiple names by different authors. In that case the earliest name has priority and the others become #synonyms like in Portulaca hatschbachii Kew Bulletin doi.org/10.1007/s12225…
Introducing Ruellia taboleirana, a species previously known from tabuleiros litorâneos -exposed flat coastal terrains- in NE #Brazil . Here, authors report new populations on sand #dunes with #Amazonian influence in #Maranhão state. Kew Bulletin doi.org/10.1007/s12225…
We've made a couple of posts on fruits, however we are mindful of #botanists working on less...mhhhh...fruitful plants! Checkout these new species of #Neotropical #ferns #openaccess Kew Bulletin doi.org/10.1007/s12225…
Continuing our #fruit theme we feature a study on Ziziphus in #Borneo by Daniel Cahen et al including 3 new species with #edible fruits similar to #jujube & #ber . Check it out #OpenAccess Kew Bulletin doi.org/10.1007/s12225…
Carpology (from the greek καρπός = fruits) is the discipline of #botany devoted to study #seeds & #fruits which are critical in #plant systematic & taxonomic research. Check out this paper on fruits in the nettle family #Urticaceae #OpenAccess Kew Bulletin doi.org/10.1007/s12225…
Taxonomic studies need to be updated as new species are described. G.T. Prance studied Dichapetalaceae, a family of #Neotropical #trees in 1972, 50 years later he published a revised version adding the 29 species described over that period Kew Bulletin doi.org/10.1007/s12225…
April is #ScottishAmericanHeritageMonth and we celebrate it featuring John Muir, remarkable Scottish-born American #naturalist #botanist #zoologist and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in USA #Yosemite #Sequoia 🏴🇺🇸 #JohnOfTheMountains
16 years ago we published our 1st issue online Springer Nature in which S. Mayo et al discussed the role of #taxonomy : an increasing demand for #biodiversity knowledge and an anxiety to contribute — #conservation is a collective enterprise Kew Bulletin doi.org/10.1007/s12225…
Once upon a time there was a genus called Monechma, grouping plants happily until Iain Darbyshire et al discovered those plants actually form 2 separate lineages, so they reclassified the group, and plants lived monophyletically ever after Kew Bulletin doi.org/10.1007/s12225…
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New #plant species can be found in #remote areas that are difficult to access, or along the road and places nearby towns. Porophyllum woodii was described from plants growing on roadsides in #Tarija #Bolivia #OpenAccess Kew Bulletin Kew Americas doi.org/10.1007/s12225…
Many #Crocus species, including the #saffron crocus, are native to the #Mediterranean basin. Today we feature Crocus goulimyi, a species described from #Greece in 1955 by W.B. Turrill Kew Bulletin doi.org/10.2307/4109221. Happy #GreekIndependenceDay 🇬🇷
'Yaa mok me hong' is a Shan Ni name given to a #plant with wide #medical uses in #Myanmar 🇲🇲The species was scientifically named Staurogyne yamokmehong and described #OpenAccess Kew Bulletin doi.org/10.1007/s12225…
Cola dorrii is a #tree from #SouthAfrica that makes the 'best of all sticks' hence is commonly known by the #Zulu as Umqhosho meaning the 'Vanquisher'. Check it out #OpenAccess Kew Bulletin Kew Africa team #mallows Martin Cheek doi.org/10.1007/s12225…