A new word learnt in 2025 was "purloin" with earliest known use recorded in 1348, it developed a specific meaning of "stealing in a sneaky way" around the 16th century.
Check out this fascinating story of purloined #herbarium specimens at Kew Bulletin: doi.org/10.1007/s122...

Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Kew Bulletin Student Author awards! Check them out here:
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Collected over 150 years ago, this plant specimen was used by Joseph Dalton Hooker to describe Agrostis brachiata, a grass species from the Himalayas. Check out his analytical drawings bottom left corner! More info @ Kew Bulletin: doi.org/10.1007/s122...

Introducing the new Kew Bulletin Student Author Award 🏆 celebrating excellence in botanical research. If you are a student or a recent graduate who submitted or published a paper in Kew Bulletin in 2024/2025, nominate your contribution now! 📣

Check out this fantastic study of two genera of orchids in Madagascar 🇲🇬 the Mascarenes 🇲🇺 Seychelles 🇸🇨 & Comoro Islands 🇰🇲🇫🇷 result of 30 years of #herbarium & #fieldwork. Well done to all the authors! #OpenAccess Kew Bulletin doi.org/10.1007/s122...

The Cyphia elata complex is a group of closely related species in the #bellflower family Campanulaceae. Check out this terrific taxonomic account including an identification key, maps & notes on habitat in Eswatini🇸🇿Lesotho🇱🇸South Africa🇿🇦 Kew Bulletin doi.org/10.1007/s122...