Fern specimen (1769)

Sir Joseph Banks (1743–1820) was a wealthy amateur botanist who joined James Cook on his voyage on the Endeavour to...

In this activity, students see how increasing the power of magnification leads to much greater detail. They view the reproductive...

Dr Patrick Brownsey and Dr Leon Perrie, Botany Curators at Te Papa, are involved in the ongoing task of documenting...

New Zealand plants are unique! New Zealand has some of the oldest primeval forests in the world, the largest type...