Index Catalog // Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew research repository

2022

Journal article

1030. AESCULUS CHINENSIS: Sapindaceae.

The Chinese horse‐chestnut, , is illustrated from a tree cultivated at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. This tree was grown from seeds originally imported from China by Dr Purdom, from whom Kew obtained a plant. A detailed description accompanies this excellent illustration. The taxonomy, ecology, cytology and etymology are also...

Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. ; Yamanaka, Masumi

Habitat, Ecology, Descriptors, Geographical distribution, Cytology, Cultivation, Phenology, Etymology, and Aesculus chinensis

2023

Journal article

1051. Cathaya argyrophylla Chun Kuang: Pinaceae.

The ‘pearl of the forest’, also known as ‘yin shan’ or the ‘giant panda of the plant kingdom’, is illustrated here (t. 1051) from a tree cultivated at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The discovery and phylogenetics of this species are discussed, and its introduction into horticulture is presented. A...

Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. ; Battle, Christine

Plant conservation, Cultivation, Phenology, Cathaya argyrophylla, Descriptors, Etymology, Geographical distribution, Ecology, Plant history, Habitat, Cytology, and Nomenclature

2023

Journal article

1069. Berberis ludingensis Harber, a new species in section Wallichianae from : Berberidaceae.

A new species of in section, Harber is described from Luding Xian in Sichuan. Several collections of this compact, spiny species have been made in recent years.

Harber, Julian ; Liang, Ke

Cultivation, New species, Descriptors, Phenology, Geographical distribution, Sichuan (China), Nomenclature, Habitat, China, and Berberis ludingensis