Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBGK)
http://www.kew.org/
Core Data
Identification
Hosting Legal Entity
Self-standing RI
Location
United Kingdom
Structure
Type Of RI
Distributed
Coordinating Country
United Kingdom
Scientific Description
Mission and objectives
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, was founded in 1759 and over the past 257 years has been at the centre of global discovery, collection, identification, naming and ordering of all things plant and fungus related. Spread over two sites (Kew Gardens in west London and Wakehurst Place in West Sussex), Kew’s scientific collections contain over 8.5 million items, incorporating living and preserved material, seeds, spores and DNA, and between them cover an extraordinary breadth of plant and fungal diversity.
RI Keywords
Conservation, Biodiversity informatics, Collections, Spatial analysis, Seed banking, Natural capital, Plant and fungal diversity, Plant health
Classifications
RI Category
Data Archives, Data Repositories and Collections
Intense Light Sources
Bio-informatics Facilities
Agronomy, Forestry, Plant Breeding Centres
Databases
Research Libraries
Natural History Collections
Collections of Biological Resources (e.g. Microorganisms, Biobanks and Seed Banks)
Intense Light Sources
Bio-informatics Facilities
Agronomy, Forestry, Plant Breeding Centres
Databases
Research Libraries
Natural History Collections
Collections of Biological Resources (e.g. Microorganisms, Biobanks and Seed Banks)
Scientific Domain
Biological and Medical Sciences
Humanities and Arts
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Humanities and Arts
Earth and Environmental Sciences
ESFRI Domain
Environment
Services
Access to Botanical and Mycological Collections
With over 8.5 million items, Kew houses the largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world. They represent over 95% of known flowering plant genera and more than 60% of known fungal genera.
Research Support
Access to Plant, Fungus and Seed Data
Equipment
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
Autoclaves
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GCMS)
Light Microscopes
Plate Reader
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC-DAD)
Growth Room
Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LCMS/MS)
Alpha Screen
Incubators
Ultra-Centrifuge
DNA Sequencer
Water Purification System
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
Laminar Flow hoods and Biological Safety Cabinets
Liquid Nitrogen Cylinder/Dewars
Rotary Evaporator
Next Generation Sequencer MiSeq
-80 Freezers
Additional Data
Collaborations
Networks
The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership