Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. An internationally important botanical research and education institution, it employs 1,100 staff. Its board of trustees is chaired by Dame Amelia Fawcett.
Miscanthus, or silvergrass,is a genus of African, Eurasian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family, Poaceae. The name is derived from the Greek words "miskos", meaning "stem", and "anthos", meaning "flower", in reference to the stalked spikelets on plants of this genus. Several species are known for their height and biomass production, and may be used as ornamental grasses.
Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. praetermissa, the southern marsh orchid or leopard marsh orchid, is a commonly occurring species of European orchid.
Clinostigma is a genus of flowering plants in the Arecaceae (palm) family. It is native to various islands in the western Pacific.
Satakentia liukiuensis, is a species of palm tree. They are endemic to Ishigaki Island and Iriomote Island in the Yaeyama Islands, the south-westernmost of the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. It is the only species in the genus Satakentia.
Tectiphiala ferox, or palmiste bouglé, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to Mauritius.
Lilaeopsis is a genus of aquatic and riparian flowering plants in the umbel family Apiaceae, which earns them the common name 'water umbels'. Lilaeopsis are primarily found along the Pacific coast of the Americas, from southern Alaska to Tierra del Fuego and southern Patagonia, as well as the Falkland Islands and some Caribbean and Oceanic islands. One species, L. mauritiana, is found on the Indian Ocean islands of Madagascar and Mauritius.
Guioa semiglauca, known as the guioa or wild quince, is a rainforest tree of eastern Australia It grows from Kioloa near Batemans Bay in southern New South Wales to Eungella National Park in tropical Queensland. It grows in many different types of rainforest, particularly common in regenerating areas and on sand in littoral rainforest.
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by 2020". This was Kew's answer to the "2020 target 1" of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD): "an online flora for all known plants."
Garcinia binucao is a species of flowering plant in the Clusiaceae family. It is commonly known as binukaw, takway or batuan, is a species of Garcinia endemic to the Philippines. It is not cultivated, though its edible fruits are harvested from the wild for use as a souring agent in some Filipino dishes.
The Malmeoideae are a subfamily of trees and other plants of the family Annonaceae.
Baolia bracteata is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is the sole species in genus Baolia. It is an annual plant endemic to southern Gansu province in north-central China.
Cloiselia is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Dicomeae within the family Asteraceae. Its native range is Madagascar.
Lamprothamnus zanguebaricus is a species of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. It is the sole species in genus Lamprothamnus. It is a shrub or tree native to eastern Africa, ranging from southern Somalia to Kenya and Tanzania.
Leucosphaera bainesii is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is a subshrub native to southern tropical and southern Africa, ranging from Angola through Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe to the Northern Provinces and Cape Provinces of South Africa. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Leucosphaera.
Mellera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae.
Strobilanthopsis linifolia is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is a perennial or shrub native to the southern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Angola. It is the sole species in genus Strobilianthopsis.
Sphaerocoryne is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Annonaceae.
Onychopetalum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Annonaceae.
