Cite Us

If you use our data, we strongly encourage you to cite or reference this work as you would any other scientific research (even if the license does not explicitly require you to).

Many of the datasets are the result of a huge amount of time and effort invested by Kew staff and collaborators. Some represent an individual's work over many decades. Citing these data allows us to measure the impact of the research and encourages others to deposit their data into the portal.

Citing POWO

POWO (2024). "Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; https://powo.science.kew.org/
Retrieved 06 November 2024."

Update accordingly to include the date you accessed the site.

Citing WCVP

If you want to cite the names, taxonomy, maps and distribution only, then please cite WCVP from where those data originate. Please use the suggested citation in the README file of the version you downloaded. For the latest version 13 that is: Govaerts R (ed.). 2024. WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [WWW document] URL http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ [accessed 21 May 2024].