Orchids are one of the largest plant families and are commercially traded for a variety of
purposes, including as ornamental plants, medicinal products and food. These markets …

In a world where changes in land cover and climate happen faster than ever due to the
expansion of human activities, narrowly distributed species are predicted to be the first to go …

Recent efforts to improve the representation of plant species included on the IUCN Red List
of Threatened Species through the IUCN Sampled Red List Index (SRLI) for Plants have led …

The value of natural history collections for conservation science research is increasingly
recognized, despite their well‐documented limitations in terms of taxonomic, geographic …

With limited resources for curtailing the escalating biodiversity crisis, a rational means of
setting priorities among threatened species is of pre-eminent concern. Combining …

A new genus Kindia (Pavetteae, Rubiaceae) is described with a single species, Kindia
gangan, based on collections made in 2016 during botanical exploration of Mt Gangan …

The flora of the Southwest Australian Floristic Region (SWAFR) is characterized by
remarkable richness, endemism, spatial turnover and numbers of threatened taxa …

Background The need to incorporate genetic data into conservation management decisions
is increasingly recognised. However, many published studies represent a 'gold standard'of …

Citizen science networks and tools offer researchers innovative ways of gathering data
which can be used for conservation purposes. By engaging multiple stakeholders (from non …

Although vanilla is one of the most popular flavours in the world, there is still uncertainty
concerning the native distribution of the species that produces it, Vanilla planifolia. To …