| Title | Hortus Kewensis; or, a Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew |
| Abbreviation | Hort. Kew. [W. Aiton] |
| Authors | W. Aiton |
| Publication Dates | vols. 1-3, 7 Aug-1 Oct 1789 |
| Place of publication | London |
| Publisher | George Nicol |
| TL2 | 72 |
| Remarks | Vol. 1: [i]-xxx, [1]-496, pl. 1-6; vol. 2: [i], [1]-460, pl. 7-10; vol. 3: [i], [1]-547, pl. 11-12. [13]. The botanical descriptions in vols. 1 and 2 are mainly by Solander (who died in 1782), edited and amended by J. C. Dryander; those in vol. 3 mainly by Dryander. However, as per Shenzhen Code Art. 46 Ex. 43, William Aiton alone is the author of nomenclatural novelties in the 3 volumes (excluding the names and the descriptions together ascribed to someone else) |
The Harvard University Herbaria hold 5 type specimens of taxa described in this publication
Betula excelsa Aiton [Type] 1789, 1(3): 337Pulmonaria paniculata Aiton [Lectotype] 1789, 1: 181
Allium tricoccum Aiton [Neotype] 1789, 1: 428
Solidago petiolaris Aiton [Type] 1789, 3: 216
Actaea spicata var. rubra Aiton [Isoneotype] 1789, 1: 221