期刊名称:KEW BULLETIN
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About the journal
Kew Bulletin
Official Journal of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Editor-in-Chief: David Simpson
ISSN: 0075-5974 (print version) ISSN: 1874-933X (electronic version)
Journal no. 12225
Description
Kew Bulletin is an international peer-reviewed journal for the taxonomy, systematics and conservation of vascular plants and fungi. Papers on conservation, evolution, palynology, cytology, anatomy, biogeography and phytochemistry are considered, where relevant to taxonomy and systematics. Review papers on topics appropriate to the journal are invited. The journal is richly illustrated with line drawings and photographs, and also features a Book Review and Notices section. Four parts (c. 640 pp) are published each year.
- Important News: Kew Bulletin is now covered in Journal Citation Reports, SciSearch® and Current Contents® and will receive its first Impact Factor for 2015 in 2016
- Flagship journal of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
- Focusing on original articles on vascular plant and mycological systematics
- Dynamic journal incorporating line drawings and photographs in each part
Kew Bulletin is an international peer-reviewed journal for the taxonomy, systematics and conservation of vascular plants and fungi. Papers on conservation, evolution, palynology, cytology, anatomy, biogeography and phytochemistry are considered, where relevant to taxonomy and systematics. Review papers on topics appropriate to the journal are invited. The journal is richly illustrated with line drawings and photographs, and also features a Book Review and Notices section. Four parts (c. 640 pp) are published each year.
Related subjects » Ecology - Life Sciences - Plant Sciences
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A monographic study of the OliniaceaeSebola, R. J.; Balkwill, K.
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A monograph of the genus Orania (Arecaceae: Oranieae)Keim, Ary P.; Dransfield, John
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New and little-known species of Strobilanthes (Acanthaceae) from India and South East AsiaWood, J. R. I.; Scotland, R. W.
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The genus Teijsmanniodendron Koord. (Lamiaceae)Kok, R. P. J.; Rusea, G.; Latiff, A.
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Heterobasidiomycetes from BelizeRoberts, Peter
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a world-famous scientific organisation, respected for its outstanding collections, world-class herbarium and research expertise in global plant diversity, conservation and sustainable development programmes in the UK and around the world. Kew Gardens is a major international visitor attraction with over one million visitors per year.
2009 marked the 250th anniversary of The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Kew also owns and manages the Millennium Seed Bank Project, the largest wild plant seed bank in the world. Based on partnerships and collaborations with other organisations around the world it is located at Wakehurst Place in West Sussex.
Kew's Publishing activities are diverse, catering for diverse readerships, from scientists to the general public of all ages. It aims to inspire and educate people about its work, and to make available Kew’s unique heritage and resources, knowledge and cutting edge expertise to global audiences.
Kew's mission is to inspire and deliver science-based plant conservation worldwide, enhancing the quality of life.
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Kew Bulletin is an international peer-reviewed journal for the taxonomy, systematics and conservation of vascular plants and fungi. Papers on conservation, evolution, palynology, cytology, anatomy, biogeography and phytochemistry are considered, where relevant to taxonomy and systematics. Review papers on topics appropriate to the journal are invited. The journal is richly illustrated with line drawings and photographs, and also features a Book Review and Notices section. Four parts (c. 640 pp) are published each year. |
Instructions to Authors
Top New Species
Take a closer look at these new species, described in Kew Bulletin.
Four new species of Aloe (Aloaceae) from Ethiopia
Passiflora cristalina, a striking new species of Passiflora (Passifloraceae) from Mato Grosso, Brazil
Dombeya gautieri (Dombeyaceae), a remarkable new species from Madagascar
Dombeya gautieri Dorr & Skema sp. nov. is described from Madagascar and illustrated. It is remarkable for its pinnatipartite leaves, reduced number of fertile stamens, petaloid staminodes, deeply divided style, and minute, 2-carpellate ovary.
A critically endangered new species of yam (Dioscorea strydomiana Wilkin, Dioscoreaceae) from Mpumalanga, South Africa
Dioscorea strydomiana is a recently discovered yam from South Africa. It is critically endangered and one of the most unusual yam species anywhere in the world.
Mastigostyla I. M. Johnst. in Bolivia: three new species and new data on M. cardenasii R. C. Foster
Dioscorea orangeana (Dioscoreaceae), a new and threatened species of edible yam from northern Madagascar
Tuberific Yams, restricted to northern Madagascar, have been heavily harvested since being discovered.
Berlinia korupensis (Leguminosae – Caesalpinioideae), a new tree species from Cameroon
This rare rainforest giant was recently discovered in Cameroon.
A monograph of Cyrtostachys (Arecaceae)
A spectacular new species of canopy palm recently discovered by Kew botanists in the remote Western Province of Papua New Guinea.
Further New Species
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- Kerianthera longiflora (Rubiaceae), a remarkable new species from eastern Brazil, with some observations on K. preclara (C.T. Oliveira et al)
- Passiflora cristalina, a striking new species of Passiflora (Passifloraceae) from Mato Grosso, Brazil (J. Vanderplank et al)
- Hyptis maya, a new species of Lamiaceae from Belize, Central America, and the closely related H. lanceolata (R.M. Harley)
- A revision of the genus Talbotiella Baker f. (Caesalpinioideae: Leguminosae) (B.A. Mackinder et al)
- Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae) gains two new species from East Africa, three new synonyms, and one new combination (N. Holstein and S.S. Renner)
- Barleria compacta: a new species in Barleria sect. Prionitis (Acanthaceae) from Somalia (I. Malombe and I. Darbyshire)
- Two new endemic species of Myrtaceae and an anatomical novelty from the Highlands of Brazil (C.E. Barnes Proença et al)
- A revision of the genus Gomphostemma (Lamiaceae) in Sabah and Sarawak (L. Walsingham and G.L.C. Bramley)
- Cissus amplexicaulis (Vitaceae), a new endemic species from Thailand (A. Trias-Blasi et al)
- Arundinella kokutensis (Poaceae, Arundinelleae), a new species from south-eastern Thailand (A. Teerawatananon et al)
- Megalastrum (Dryopteridaceae) in Central America (R.C. Moran)
- New species of Dypsis and Ravenea (Arecaceae) from Madagascar (M. Rakotoarinivo and J. Dransfield)
Herbaria are a major frontier for species discovery
D.P. Bebber et al (PNAS, 2010)
‘We reasoned that new species described in Kew Bulletin provide a representative sample of all new species descriptions included in taxonomic revisions, small monographs, and novelties as a result of ongoing collecting activities’.
Instructions to Authors New_kewbull_instrucsauthors_version_12_03_22.pdf
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief David A. Simpson Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, United Kingdom
Managing Editor Ruth Linklater Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, United Kingdom
Book Review Editor Anne Marshall Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, United Kingdom
Editorial Board
Pieter Baas, Leiden, The Netherlands; Richard Bateman, London, U.K.; Gemma Bramley, Kew, U.K.; Iain Darbyshire, Kew, U.K.; Sebsebe Demissew, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia; Bryn Dentinger, Kew, U.K.; Li De-Zhu; Kunming, Yunnan, P.R. China; Felix Forest, Kew, U.K.; Rafaël Govaerts, U.K.; Saw Leng Guan, Selangor, Malaysia; Julie Hawkins, Reading, U.K.; Rogier de Kok, Kew, U.K.; Thomas Læssøe, Copenhagen, Denmark; Peter Linder, Zurich, Switzerland; Eve J. Lucas, Kew, U.K.; Alexandre Monro, Kew, U.K.; Toby Pennington, Edinburgh, U.K.; José Pirani, São Paulo, Brazil; Gerhard Prenner, Kew, U.K.; Peter Raven, St Louis, U.S.A.; Elmar Robbrecht, Meise, Belgium; André Schuiteman, Kew, U.K.; Michiel van Slageren, Kew, U.K.; Douglas Soltis, Gainesville, U.S.A.; Thomas Stützel, Bochum, Germany; Mats Thulin, Uppsala, Sweden; Timothy Utteridge, Kew, U.K.; Maria Vorontsova, Kew, U.K.; Abraham E. van Wyk, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa; Peter Weston, Sydney, Australia; Paul Wilkin, Kew, U.K.
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