Botany Courses and Certifications

Linnean Society

Thomas Birch Freeman: Victorian Missionary and Botanist

Explore the life of Thomas Birch Freeman, Anglo-African Victorian missionary and botanist, focusing on his crucial role in introducing Liberian coffee and his overlooked botanical contributions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Linnean Society

St Helena - Napoleon's Garden Island and Its Botanical History

Explore St Helena's rich botanical history, from its role as a refreshment station to Napoleon's garden recreation, and its significance in global plant exchanges.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Linnean Society

Alfred Russel Wallace's Palms of the Amazon - Exploration and Illustration

Explore Alfred Russel Wallace's Amazon palm sketches and their impact on botany. Discover how his work, born from memory after losing collections, became an early field guide despite criticism.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Linnean Society

Botanical Notebooks of Frank Nicholls - History and Conservation

Explore the history and conservation of Frank Nicholls' 1773 botanical notebooks, featuring detailed plant descriptions and drawings, and learn about their near-destruction during the Blitz.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Cambridge University Press

Quantification of Pollen Viability in Lantana camara by Digital Holographic Microscopy

Explore cutting-edge research on pollen viability quantification in Lantana camara using digital holographic microscopy with experts Dr. Yadav and Prof. Khare.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Linnean Society

Plant Specimens Aren't Flat - The Many Dimensions of Herbaria

Explore the multidimensional world of herbaria with Maura Flannery as she reveals how these preserved plant collections serve as historical records, climate change indicators, and valuable resources for science, humanities, and arts.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Linnean Society

The World According to Citrus - Origins, Culture, and Future of Hybrid Fruits

Discover the fascinating origins of citrus fruits from Asian forests to global cultivation, their cultural significance, and modern threats to their survival.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Linnean Society

Being Tree-ish - Notes on The Genius of Trees

Discover how trees have shaped our planet through biochemistry, manipulating fire, water, air and earth while building complex relationships with plants and animals around them.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Linnean Society

Botanical Triumph in a 16th Century Italian Villa

Explore the botanical treasures in Villa Farnesina's frescoes, where Giovanni da Udine depicted over 170 plant species from across the globe, offering insights into 16th century biodiversity and agricultural history.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

A Tale of Forgotten Scientists: Dr. Janaki Ammal - Part I

Discover the inspiring story of Dr. Janaki Ammal, a pioneering botanist and conservationist who overcame gender, caste, and colonial barriers in science.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Linnean Society

How Can a Vegetable Be a Monster? - Plant Horror in Biology and Literature

Explore the fascinating intersection of botanical teratology and horror genres, examining how plants challenge our understanding of monstrosity and threaten human dominance in literature and film.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Linnean Society

The Lost Orchid - Hunting An Icon in the Linnean Society Archives

Uncover the Victorian mystery of Cattleya labiata, the rare orchid that sparked a continental obsession, using clues from the Linnean Society's archives to solve a 200-year-old botanical puzzle.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

花卉鉴赏

我们平常所见的花卉都叫什么名字？这些花卉都有哪些故事？各种花卉如何识别？《花卉鉴赏》带你走进万千花卉世界。

• XuetangX
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

药用植物学

Discover the fundamentals of medicinal plants, from microscopic structures to classification, with hands-on training in plant identification, microscopy techniques, and specimen preparation for pharmaceutical applications.

• XuetangX
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

植物的欲望

Explore the fascinating evolutionary relationship between humans and plants through four key species - apples, tulips, cannabis, and potatoes - revealing their influence on human desires and cultural development.

• XuetangX
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course