Index Catalog // Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew research repository

Exchange of duplicate specimens was an important element of the relationship between metropolitan and regional museums in the period 1870–1940. Evidence of transfers of botanical museum objects such as economic botany specimens is explored for the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and six museums outside the capital: Cambridge University Botanical Museum,...

Cornish, Caroline ; Allan, Patricia ; Gardiner, Lauren ; Nicol, Poppy ; Pardoe, Heather …

Cambridge University Botanical Museum, Economic botany specimens, World Museum Liverpool, Manchester Museum, Economic botany, Glasgow Museums, Warrington Museum, Herbarium specimens, National Museum Wales, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Plant specimens, and Botanica specimens

2020

Magazine article

Director of science at Kew: it’s time to decolonise botanical collections.

Antonelli, Alexandre

Plant diversity, Colonialism, Digitization, Biosciences, Botany, Biodiversity, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Indigenous knowledge, and Colonial history

2012

Journal article

Sir Joseph Hooker's Collections At The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Goyder, David ; Griggs, Pat ; Nesbitt, Mark ; Parker, Lynn ; Ross-Jones, Kiri

Archives, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Art, Hooker, Joseph Dalton, Sir (1817-1911), Herbarium specimens, Economic botany collections, and Books

2017

Book

Manual de Etnobotânica: Plantas, Artefatos e Conhecimentos Indígenas.

Cabalzar, Aloisio ; Stern da Fonseca-Kruel, Viviane ; Martins, Luciana ; Milliken, William ; Nesbitt, Mark

Brazil, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Plant collecting, Ethnobotany, Indigenous knowledge, Botanical specimens, and Spruce, Richard (1817-1893)

2016

Book

The botanical treasury : [celebrating 40 of the world's most fascinating plants through rare prints and classic texts].

Mills, Christopher

Ethnobotany, Plant history, Economic botany, Plant collectors, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and Botanical illustration

2013

Book

The story of Kew Gardens in photographs.

Parker, Lynn ; Ross-Jones, Kiri

Plant collecting, 20th century, 19th century, Staff, History, Buildings, Photographs, and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

2005

Book

Plants from the Edge of the World: New Explorations in the Far East.

Flanagan, Mark ; Kirkham, Tony

Plant collecting, Voyages and travels, Asia, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and Plant collectors

2017

Book

The Great Broad Walk borders at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Wilford, Richard

Garden design, Beds (Gardens), Garden borders, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Perennials, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Broad Walk, Plant design, and Herbaceous plants

2016

Book

The Great Broad Walk borders at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Wilford, Richard

Garden design, Planting design, Garden borders, Herbaceous plants, Beds (Gardens), Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Broad Walk, and Perennials

2020

Book

The Agius Evolution Garden.

Wilford, Richard ; Willoughby, Sharon

Evolution, Garden design, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Agius Evolution Garden, and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

2022

Abstract

Botanical Time: Writing the Colonial Plant in the Miscellaneous Reports of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Craddock, Heather

Caribbean plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Miscellaneous Reports, Botanical fiction, Annual reports, Archive materials, British Empire, Botanic gardens, Plantationocene, Travel writing, and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

2017

Research report

The Economic Botany Collection at Kew : analysis of accessions data.

Cornish, Caroline ; Driver, Felix ; Nesbitt, Mark

Ethnobotany, Economic botany, Museum collections, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Economic Botany Collection, Benefactors, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and Mobile Museum (Project)

2013

Magazine article

Share memories of wartime Kew.

Wearn, James

History, World War (1914-1918), and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

2014

Magazine article

Learn about World War I impact on Kew.

Wearn, James

History, World War (1914-1918), and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

2014

Magazine article

Kew in wartime.

Wearn, James

History, World War (1914-1918), and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

2015

Magazine article

Keeping memories alive.

Wearn, James ; Hudson, Jessica

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and World War (1914-1918)

2016

Journal article

The Rifle Brigade and the Royal Gardens. Sergeant Sydney Cobbold, 1878-1916.

Wearn, James ; Norris, Mark ; Cobbold, S.

Great Britain. Army. Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own), World War (1914-1918), Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and Cobbold, Sydney, Sergeant (1878-1916)

2016

Journal article

Kewites coping with war – the path from naivety to endurance or despair.

Wearn, James

Kew Guild, World War (1914-1918), and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

2017

Journal article

Kew and the CWGC on the Somme: 1916 – 2016.

Wearn, James

War graves, Cemeteries, Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, World War (1914-1918), and Commonwealth War Graves Commission

2018

Journal article

Kew’s World War I Centenary – 2017 update.

Wearn, James

Anniversaries, Centenaries, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and World War (1914-1918)

2015

Journal article

Kew and the First World War : 100 years on.

Wearn, James ; Norris, Mark

Kew Guild, Polemobotany, Armed forces, History, World War (1914-1918), and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

2015

Book

Treasured trees : paintings.

Yamanaka, Masumi ; Harrison, Christina ; Rix, Martyn

Botanical art, Champion trees, Trees, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Plant history, Botanical illustration, and Veteran or remarkable trees

2019

Book

Kew's big trees.

Harrison, Christina

Champion trees, Trees, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Botanic gardens, and Veteran or remarkable trees

2016

Book chapter

The science behind The Hive.

Stevenson, Philip C. ; Koch, Hauke

Honey bees, Pollination, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK Pavilion (International Exhibitions Bureau, 2015, Milan, Italy), and The Hive

2016

Book

The Hive at Kew.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

UK Pavilion (International Exhibitions Bureau, 2015, Milan, Italy), Exhibitions, Honey bees, The Hive, Architecture, and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

2013

Journal article

An Unusual Xylotheque with Plant Illustrations from Early Meiji Japan.

Nagata, Toshiyuki ; DuVal, Ashley ; Lack, Hans Walter ; Loudon, George ; Nesbitt, Mark …

Education, Wood collections, Botanical Museum at Berlin-Dahlem, Itō, Keisuke (1803-1901), Xylotheque, Koishikawa Botanical Garden, Botanical illustration, University of Tokyo, Meiji Japan, Harvard University Herbaria, Katō, Chikusai (1818- ), and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

2019

Journal article

The Temperate House Restoration Project: Propagating Important Plant Collections for the Restoration of the World's Largest Victorian Glasshouse.

There is a long tradition at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG, Kew) of cultivating and displaying exotic plants from all over the globe, and the largest Victorian glasshouse, the Temperate House, traditionally showcases plants from temperate regions. The Temperate House Restoration Project was undertaken at RBG, Kew from 2012...

Hilgenhof, Rebecca ; Taylor, Scott ; Luke, Andrew

Glasshouses, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Victorian glasshouses, Exotic plants, Temperate plants, Temperate House Restoration Project, and Propagation

2013

Journal article

The SICH and other expeditions to China and the Far East, 1982–2003.

Kirkham, Tony

Expeditions, Sichuan (China), Far East, China, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Howick Arboretum (Northumberland), Quarryhill Botanic Garden (California), and Plant collecting

2017

Journal article

Chroogomphus specimens wanted at Kew.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Fungal specimens, and Chroogomphus

2012

Journal article

The conservation of 830 oil paintings on paper by Marianne North.

Millard, Tanya ; Le Cornu, Emma ; Smith, Rachael ; Hasler, Eleanor ; Cowdy, Helen …

Paper, Consolidation, North, Marianne (1830-1860), Paint analysis, Backing removal, Botanical illustration, Oil paint, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and Non-aqueous de-acidification

2013

Journal article

The conservation of botanical illustrations on vellum: past, present and future.

Rickman, Catherine ; Edmondson, Kate ; Le Cornu, Emma

Vellum, Artists' materials, Thread mount, Botanical illustration, False margins, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and Mounting and framing

2014

Poster (published)

Conservation of Fortune's collection of Chinese tree portraits at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK.

Le Cornu, Emma

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Copper green, Botanical illustrations, Watercolour, Darkened lead white, and Chinese paper

2022

Journal article

Fortuitous Alignment: The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Sustainable Development Goals.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are aimed at improving human well-being at a global scale, whilst enhancing and preserving global biodiversity. Recently, botanic gardens worldwide have become more conservation focused, and gardens are increasingly influential in scientific roles that address both biodiversity loss and human well-being—particularly in urban areas. As...

Cowell, Carly R. ; Bullough, Leigh-Anne ; Dhanda, Sonia ; Harrison Neves, Vicki ; Ikin, Ed …

Sustainable Development Goals, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Biodiversity, Nature-based solutions, Sustainability, and Climate change

2022

Book chapter

Rights Over Genetic Resources and Ways of Monitoring the Value Chain. A Case Study from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Williams, China

Nagoya Protocol, Genetic resources, Access and benefit sharing, Convention on Biological Diversity, and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

2007

Book

The history of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Desmond, Ray

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Biography, History, and Botanic gardens

2021

Journal article

Scientific heritage of Robert Desmond Meikle (1923–2021).

Belyaeva, Irina ; Brough, Craig

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Biography, Obituaries, Meikle, Robert Desmond (1923–2021), and Botanists

2021

Policy report

Science Strategy 2021-2025.

Life on Earth is in peril. Never before have so many challenges manifested themselves so clearly and intensively. Every year, millions of hectares of forest are lost; fire devastates huge swathes of natural habitats; floods and hurricanes hit our cities; heat and drought reduce our harvests; people struggle to feed...

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Reports, and Science strategy

2018

Research report

Science collections strategy 2018-2028.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Botanical specimens, Collection management, Stratgegy, and Collections

2020

Research report

Unlocking why plants and fungi matter : impacts from Kew Science 2012-2018.

In this booklet we seek to illustrate, through selected examples, how a combination of Kew’s extensive collections, databases, scientific expertise and global partnerships have enabled us to make an invaluable and relevant contribution to research, conservation and training in plant and fungal science, addressing some of the biggest challenges facing...

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Plant uses, Economic botany, Policy, Plant conservation, Biodiversity, Plant diversity, Public awareness, and Fungal diversity

2017

Research report

Kew Science Publications for the academic year 2016-2017.

In the academic year 2016-2017, Kew scientists, in collaboration with numerous national and international research partners, published 350 papers in international peerreviewed journals and books. Here we bring together the abstracts of some of these papers. Due to space constraints we have included only those which are led by a...

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Bibliographies, Botany, and Scientific publications

2018

Research report

Kew Science publications for the academic year 2017-2018.

n the academic year 2017-2018, Kew scientists, in collaboration with numerous national and international research partners, published 358 papers in international peer reviewed journals and books. Here we bring together the abstracts of some of these papers. Due to space constraints we have included only those which are led by...

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Bibliographies, Scientific publications, and Botany

2019

Policy report

Kew and the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation.

Plants and fungi are essential for life on Earth and provide natural resources such as food, medicine and clean water. They sustain life through oxygen, carbon and nutrient cycling, and support human well-being. Kew is working with partners in more than 100 countries, through a dedicated team of over 300...

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework, Plant conservation, Biodiversity, and Global Strategy for Plant Conservation