An annotated checklist of vascular plants of Cherangani hills, Western Kenya

By

Yuvenlis, Mbuni
Zhou, Yadong
Wang, Shengwei
Ngumbau, Veronicah
Musili, Paul Mutuku
Munyao, Fredrick
Njoroge, Brian
Kirika, Paul
Mwachala, Geoffrey
Vivian, Kathambi
Jeptoo, Peninah
Hu, Guangwan
Wang, Qingfeng.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

120

Pages

Jan-90

Subjects

Checklist , Cherangani hills , diversity , endemism , vascular plants

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.120.30274

 

Abstract

Cherangani hills, located in Western Kenya, comprises of 12 forest blocks, maintaining great plant diversity. However, little attention to plant diversity studies has been paid to it in the past years. Here, we present a checklist of the vascular plants of this region obtained through intensive field investigations and matching of herbarium specimens. In total, 1296 species, including 17 endemic species are documented, belonging to 130 families and 608 genera. This flora represents 18.50%, 43.83% and 54.17% of the Kenyan species, genera and families, respectively. The habit, habitat and voucher specimens, as well as brief notes on the distribution of each taxon recorded are presented in this checklist. It is the first exhaustive inventory of the terrestrial vascular plants in Cherangani hills which is a significant regional centre for plant diversity.