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.
Tectiphiala ferox, or palmiste bouglé, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to Mauritius.
Mesogyne insignis is a species of flowering plants in the family Moraceae. It is the sole species in genus Mesogyne. It is a tree native to the island of São Tomé in the Gulf of Guinea and to eastern Tanzania.
Bambusa oldhamii, known as giant timber bamboo or Oldham's bamboo, is a large species of bamboo. It is the most common and widely grown bamboo in the United States and has been introduced into cultivation around the world. It is densely foliated, growing up to 20 metres tall in good conditions, and can have a diameter of up to 10 centimetres.
Boenninghausenia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae. The sole species is Boenninghausenia albiflora, which occurs in Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Kashmir, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, North Vietnam, China and Japan.
Limeum is a genus of flowering plants. It includes 25 species.
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."
Trichaulax mwasumbii is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is a subshrub native to Kenya and Tanzania. It is the sole species in genus Trichaulax.
Polylychnis radicans is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is native to Guyana and French Guiana. It is the sole species in genus Polylychnis.
Ancistrostylis harmandii is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It is the sole species in genus Ancistrostylis. It is an annual endemic to Laos.
Antherothamnus pearsonii is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae. It is the sole species in genus Antherothamnus.
Bosqueiopsis gilletii is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Moraceae. It is the sole species in genus Bosqueiopsis. It is native to tropical Africa, where it ranges from Republic of the Congo through Democratic Republic of the Congo to Tanzania and Mozambique.
Calaunia negrosensis is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Moraceae. It is the sole species in genus Calaunia. It is a tree native to the island of Negros in the Philippines.
Kaufmannia semenovii is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Primulaceae. It is the sole species in genus Kaufmannia. It is native to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia.
Haematostaphis barteri is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Anacardiaceae. It is a tree which ranges from western Tropical Africa to Sudan. It is the sole species in genus Haematostaphis.
Encopella tenuifolia is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It is the sole species in genus Encopella. It is endemic to Cuba.
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.
Streptosiphon hirsutus is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is a shrub endemic to Tanzania. It is the sole species in genus Streptosiphon.
Salpixantha coccinea is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is the sole species in genus Salpixantha.
Picria fel-terrae is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Linderniaceae. It is the sole species in genus Picria..
