Ultimately, conserving Madagascar’s forests isn’t just a matter of planting trees. It’s about inspiring people - especially ...

One of the world’s most widely cultivated edible mushrooms, Lentinula edodes - or shiitake - has a lesser-known British ...

The Nash Sessions are a unique opportunity to enjoy sensational music – from jazz to classical – by candlelight in the stunning surroundings of Kew’s oldest glasshouse.

A native of the Sumatran rainforest, the titan arum (Amorphophallus titanium) is known in Indonesia as the ‘corpse flower’, ...

The newly published checklist of the Itremo Massif Protected Area contains 749 plant species across 353 genera and 103 ...

Passiflora or passion flower is a genus of more than 550 species which are members of the Passifloraceae family. The genus, which contains vines, lianas, shrubs and trees, is predominantly distributed ...

With over 8.5 million items, Kew houses the largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world.

Only 30 mins from Central London. Our four gates can be accessed by rail, bus or river. Parking is limited.

A global nomenclatural indexing and reference service for medicinal plants aimed at those involved in global health, regulation and research. Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) provides a global ...

Other common names: 王莲 (Chinese, simplified), 大王蓮 亞馬遜王蓮 (Chinese, traditional), viktorie královská (Czech), amasoonase viktooria (Estonian ...

Wakehurst's wild landscape radiates out from our stunning Grade I listed Elizabethan Mansion, entrusted to us by the National Trust, which was once home to our globally significant seed bank. We’re ...

Plants and fungi are vital to the future of food, clean air and medicine. We're fighting against biodiversity loss to save life on Earth.