While interning at Kew Gardens I discovered a plant which played a role in one of London's most famous unsolved murders. However, on closer inspection it turned out this common looking plant, Physostigma venenosum, housed an even darker secret stretching back almost a thousand years. The ordeal bean of calabar was used to kill witches in trials by ordeal
Handling the plants housed in Kew's Herbarium was one of the most incredible experiences of my life and I can't think everyone at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew enough for makingme so welcome!
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FrankJavCee - Simpsonwave1995
Jhfly feat. Chill children - Sudden death
N.B. apologies for the awful lighting - I ended up filming the video 4 times due to a number of technical issues and had to choose the one with the best audio. Sadly there's only so much color correction you can do when your lighting is that awful.
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