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ArticlePhytoKeys2022

An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Taita Hills, Eastern Arc Mountain.

Benjamin Muema Watuma, Solomon Kipkoech, David Kimutai Melly, Veronicah Mutele Ngumbau, Peninah Cheptoo Rono, Fredrick Munyao Mutie, Elijah Mbadi Mkala, John Mulinge Nzei, Geoffrey Mwachala, Robert Wahiti Gituru and 2 more

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Article in PhytoKeys, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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12 authors.

Benjamin Muema WatumaCore Botanical Gardens/Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China Wuhan Botanical Garden Wuhan China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3677-6201
Solomon KipkoechCore Botanical Gardens/Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China Wuhan Botanical Garden Wuhan China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5122-1776
David Kimutai MellyCore Botanical Gardens/Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China Wuhan Botanical Garden Wuhan China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1280-7103
Veronicah Mutele NgumbauCore Botanical Gardens/Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China Wuhan Botanical Garden Wuhan China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2545-8494
Peninah Cheptoo RonoCore Botanical Gardens/Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China Wuhan Botanical Garden Wuhan China.
Fredrick Munyao MutieCore Botanical Gardens/Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China Wuhan Botanical Garden Wuhan China.
Elijah Mbadi MkalaCore Botanical Gardens/Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China Wuhan Botanical Garden Wuhan China.
John Mulinge NzeiCore Botanical Gardens/Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China Wuhan Botanical Garden Wuhan China.
Geoffrey MwachalaEast African Herbarium, National Museums of Kenya, P. O. Box 45166 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China.
Robert Wahiti GituruBotany Department, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya Kenya Forestry Research Institute Nairobi Kenya.
Guang-Wan HuCore Botanical Gardens/Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China Wuhan Botanical Garden Wuhan China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7728-7976
Qing-Feng WangCore Botanical Gardens/Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China Wuhan Botanical Garden Wuhan China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Taita Hills forests are an ecological island within the Tsavo plains and are the northern-most part of the Eastern Arc Mountains in southeast Kenya. They are highly fragmented forests embedded in a mosaic of human settlements and farms on the slopes and hilltops. Despite their intensive degradation, they exhibit a high degree of plant diversity and endemism, and therefore are regarded as a biodiversity hotspot. In spite of their distinct importance to the biodiversity of the region as well as supporting the livelihoods of the surrounding communities, floristic studies in these hills have been finite. Through repetitive floral expeditions, herbarium records from the East African Herbarium (EA), Global Biodiversity Information (GBIF), and the Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigbio) databases, as well as plant lists from literature and monographs, we provide a comprehensive checklist of 1594 taxa representing 159 families, 709 genera, 1530 species, 39 subspecies, 27 varieties, and 2 hybrids. Out of these, 75 are endemic or near-endemic, 59 are exotic, and 83 are listed as either endangered or near endangered as evaluated in the IUCN Redlist.

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