Latin America has more plant diversity than any other continent. This talk will show both some of the beauty of the flowers of the Amazon region and show how many crops of worldwide importance have come from Latin America. Professor Prance was Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 1988 to 1999. He is author of nineteen books and has published over 510 scientific and general papers in taxonomy, ethnobotany, economic botany, conservation and ecology. He was knighted in July 1995 and received the Victoria Medal of Honour in 1999.

Book Launch | The Lecture will be followed by the Launch of Mist of the Earth by Ruth Geni Donario and Denise Milan. This is an intimate account of caicara life in southern Amazonia, recently translated into English by Anne Prance.

This is a fund-raising event to support cultural activities at Canning House.