The first report of Nervilia lilacea Jum. &amp;amp; H. Perrier (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae) from Kenya and the Northern Hemisphere

Tian, Jing; Kathambi, Vivian; Kamau, Peris; Mwachala, Geoffrey; Malombe, Itambo; Hu, Guang‐Wan

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“… Nervilia lilacea Jum. & H. Perrier ( Orchidaceae ) (Jing Tian et al 2019 ) is also a new record for Kenya and is the only record for the northern hemisphere.…”

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An annotated checklist of the vascular flora of South and North Nandi Forests, Kenya

Melly¹,

Kipkoech²,

Watuma³

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We compiled a checklist of the flora of South and North Nandi forests based on literature, online databases, herbarium collections and floristic field surveys. A combination of general walk-over surveys and plotless landscape sampling for plant collection and sight observation was used. We recorded 628 plant species representing 118 families and 392 genera, which almost double the latest results of the previous most recent survey. We found 61 species of ferns and fern allies and 567 species of seed plants, representing 9.98% of the total plant species in Kenya. Herbs were the majority (50.2%) of life forms followed by shrubs (16.5%). We report unique populations of three species out of 19 species that are widespread in Africa, but restricted to Nandi and Kakamega Forests in Kenya. Four of the recorded species are threatened globally and 16 exotic plant species were found. The recent description of one new species and two new records for Kenya from these forests, together with the comprehensive checklist is of crucial importance to the conservation of these unique ecosystems. Our results are essential to forest managers, community forest associations, conservationists, students and research scientists in Kenya and globally for implementing critical decisions for the conservation of this vital biodiversity resource.

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“… Nervilia lilacea Jum. & H. Perrier ( Orchidaceae ) (Jing Tian et al 2019 ) is also a new record for Kenya and is the only record for the northern hemisphere.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…php?langue=an) and Catalogue of Life, 2019 Annual Checklist (http://www.catalogueoflife.org/) and further verified using the International Plant Names Index'( ). Herbarium acronyms followed Thiers (2016).…”

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An annotated checklist of the vascular flora of South and North Nandi Forests, Kenya

Melly¹,

Kipkoech²,

Watuma³

et al. 2020

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The first report of Nervilia lilacea Jum. & H. Perrier (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae) from Kenya and the Northern Hemisphere

Abstract: Nervilia lilacea is recorded from Kenya as well as the Northern Hemisphere for the first time. A plate of ink drawing and a distribution map are provided based on the new collection.

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An annotated checklist of the vascular flora of South and North Nandi Forests, Kenya

An annotated checklist of the vascular flora of South and North Nandi Forests, Kenya

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