An annotated plant checklist of the transboundary volcanic Mt Elgon, East Africa
Mt Elgon is an ancient transboundary volcanic mountain found at the Kenya-Uganda boarder possessing high plant diversity. This study documents an updated checklist of the mountain’s vascular plants obtained through random-walk field excursions and retrieval of herbarium specimen tracing back to 1900...
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| author | Peninah Cheptoo Rono Fredrick Munyao Mutie Vivian Kathambi Neng Wei Benjamin Muema Watuma Consolata Nanjala Godfrey Kinyori Wagutu Paul M. Kirika Itambo Malombe Guang-Wan Hu Qing-Feng Wang |
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| description | Mt Elgon is an ancient transboundary volcanic mountain found at the Kenya-Uganda boarder possessing high plant diversity. This study documents an updated checklist of the mountain’s vascular plants obtained through random-walk field excursions and retrieval of herbarium specimen tracing back to 1900. We compiled 1709 species from 673 genera in 131 families. One new species of the family Cucurbitaceae was also reported. This checklist records respective habitat, habits, elevation ranges, voucher numbers and global distribution ranges of each species. Native and exotic species were also distinguished, where 8.4% of the total species in 49 families were exotic species. There were 103 endemic species, while 14 species were found to be both rare and endemic. IUCN conservation status revealed 2 Critically Endangered, 4 Endangered, 9 Vulnerable and 2 Near Threatened species. This study presents the first and most comprehensive plant inventory of Mt Elgon that will facilitate further ecological and phylogenetic studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-852411227f7e4ef08a94b875d5578c392023-04-06T08:11:03ZengPensoft PublishersPhytoKeys1314-20032023-04-01223117410.3897/phytokeys.223.9740197401An annotated plant checklist of the transboundary volcanic Mt Elgon, East AfricaPeninah Cheptoo Rono0Fredrick Munyao Mutie1Vivian Kathambi2Neng Wei3Benjamin Muema Watuma4Consolata Nanjala5Godfrey Kinyori Wagutu6Paul M. Kirika7Itambo Malombe8Guang-Wan Hu9Qing-Feng Wang10University of Chinese Academy of SciencesCAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of SciencesEast African Herbarium, National Museums of KenyaCAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of SciencesUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesEast African Herbarium, National Museums of KenyaEast African Herbarium, National Museums of KenyaSino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of SciencesSino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of SciencesMt Elgon is an ancient transboundary volcanic mountain found at the Kenya-Uganda boarder possessing high plant diversity. This study documents an updated checklist of the mountain’s vascular plants obtained through random-walk field excursions and retrieval of herbarium specimen tracing back to 1900. We compiled 1709 species from 673 genera in 131 families. One new species of the family Cucurbitaceae was also reported. This checklist records respective habitat, habits, elevation ranges, voucher numbers and global distribution ranges of each species. Native and exotic species were also distinguished, where 8.4% of the total species in 49 families were exotic species. There were 103 endemic species, while 14 species were found to be both rare and endemic. IUCN conservation status revealed 2 Critically Endangered, 4 Endangered, 9 Vulnerable and 2 Near Threatened species. This study presents the first and most comprehensive plant inventory of Mt Elgon that will facilitate further ecological and phylogenetic studies.https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/97401/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Peninah Cheptoo Rono Fredrick Munyao Mutie Vivian Kathambi Neng Wei Benjamin Muema Watuma Consolata Nanjala Godfrey Kinyori Wagutu Paul M. Kirika Itambo Malombe Guang-Wan Hu Qing-Feng Wang An annotated plant checklist of the transboundary volcanic Mt Elgon, East Africa PhytoKeys |
| title | An annotated plant checklist of the transboundary volcanic Mt Elgon, East Africa |
| title_full | An annotated plant checklist of the transboundary volcanic Mt Elgon, East Africa |
| title_fullStr | An annotated plant checklist of the transboundary volcanic Mt Elgon, East Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | An annotated plant checklist of the transboundary volcanic Mt Elgon, East Africa |
| title_short | An annotated plant checklist of the transboundary volcanic Mt Elgon, East Africa |
| title_sort | an annotated plant checklist of the transboundary volcanic mt elgon east africa |
| url | https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/97401/download/pdf/ |
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