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Cherangani Hills Forest
View of the hills 100px, A member of the Dorobo, c. 1913, poison-hunters who inhabited small hill villages. Cherangani Hills Forest (Cherangany Hills Forest) is a collection of thirteen forest reserve blocks in western Kenya, located in the Cherangani Hills on the western ridge of the East African Rift. The forested area is about , of which has been gazetted into forest reserves. These forest reserves form the upper catchments of the Kerio and Nzoia and Turkwel rivers. Forest types The three western blocks, Kapkanyar, Kapolet and Kiptaberr, are larger and more consolidated and constitute about 20% of the Cherangani Hills Forest. Most of the rest of the forests are fragmented, cut by grasslands, bushlands, and croplands. The forests themselves are quite varied in composition. To the west, the lower elevations are "''Aningeria''-'' Strombosia''-''Drypetes''" forest, grading into mixed ''Podocarpus milanjianus'' forest on the higher elevations. To the east are "''Juniperus''–''N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherangani Hills-1
The Cherang'any Hills are a range of hills in the western highlands of Kenya. The hills are one of Kenya's five main forests and catchment areas. The highlands, the large central plateau, is divided by the Mau Escarpment which rises from the border with Tanzania up to the Cherang'any Hills. The escarpment bounds the plateau that rises to the slopes of Mount Elgon. The Cherangany Hills span three counties namely Trans Nzoia, Elgeyo Marakwet County, Elgeyo Marakwet and West Pokot. The highest point of the range is the summit of Nakugen at 3530 m, which can be ascended from the south from parking space at a Kenyan Wildlife Service station, located at . Other notable peaks include; Chemnirot (3520 m), Kameleogon (3500 m), Chebon (3375 m), Chepkotet (3370 m), Karelachgelat (3350 m) and Sodang (3211 m). They are home to a marginalized hunter-gatherer community called the Sengwer. Geology The Cherang'any Hills were formed due to Faulting. They form th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyathea Manniana
''Alsophila manniana'', synonym ''Cyathea manniana'', the spiny tree fern or sheshino, is a species of tree fern. It is readily identified by the fierce spines on its trunk, and is widespread in the tropical regions of Africa. Description ''Alsophila manniana'' has a slender trunk (10 cm diameter), reaching some 7 m in height, sometimes producing lateral stems which initially function as props or stilts, but later may form new trunks. Fronds are leathery. Stems are protected by spines; aphlebia are absent in the crown of the stem. This species was first described by William Hooker in 'Synopsis Filicum' 21 (1865), based on a specimen collected on Fernando Po by Gustav Mann (1836–1916), a German botanist who led expeditions to West Africa and was also a gardener at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and consequently named after Mann. Distribution and habitat This species is found in deep shade, next to mountain streams in evergreen forest in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypericum Kiboense
''Hypericum kiboense'' is a flowering plant the family Hypericaceae, section '' Adenosepalum'', subsection '' Adenosepalum''. Description The species is a shrub that grows to be 2.5 m tall with orange or red stems. Its flowers are golden and tinged red and are 15–20 mm in diameter. Distribution ''Hypericum kiboense'' is found in Uganda, Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ..., (including the forests of Cherangani hills,) and North Tanzania Retrieved 9/6/16 References kiboense[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lobelia Deckenii
''Lobelia deckenii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is a giant lobelia endemic to the mountains of Tanzania. It is listed as a threatened plant of the forests of Cherangani hills, Kenya. It grows in moist areas, such as valley bottoms and moorland, in contrast to ''Lobelia telekii'' which grows in a similar but drier habitat. These two species produce occasional hybrids. ''Lobelia deckenii'' plants usually produce multiple rosettes. Each rosette grows for several decades, produces a single large inflorescence and hundreds of thousands of seeds, then dies. Because individual plants have multiple rosettes, they survive to reproduce repeatedly, and plants with more rosettes flower more frequently. It is iteroparous. ''Lobelia deckenii'' plants usually form between one and eighteen rosettes which are connected underground. The individual rosettes grow slowly in the alpine environment, and may take decades to reach reproductive size. The rosette that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lobelia Aberdarica
''Lobelia aberdarica'' is a species of plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is restricted to the uplands of Kenya and Uganda (1860-3350m). It has been found in the forests of Cherangani hills, Kenya. Its natural habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...s are lower and upper montane and subalpine swamps and meadows. It has been brought into cultivation. References aberdarica Least concern plants Flora of Kenya Flora of Uganda Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Afromontane flora {{Campanulaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impatiens Pseudoviola
''Impatiens pseudoviola'', commonly known as the jewelweed and touch me not, is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae, native to Kenya and Tanzania. Description This plant grows between 6-12cm. It flowers bright pink between summer and autumn. This perennial species has ovate, alternate toothed leaves. Cultivation It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. This species prefers to be grown in a semi-shade environment. It can be propagated with stem cuttings during the spring or summer months. However, it is not hardy and it is recommended that it is kept indoors during the winter months. Pests and diseases This plant is susceptible to red spider mites, aphids, downy mildew, and whiteflies Whiteflies are Hemipterans that typically feed on the undersides of plant leaves. They comprise the family Aleyrodidae, the only family in the superfamily Aleyrodoidea. More than 1550 species have been described. Description and taxo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impatiens Meruensis
''Impatiens meruensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. It is found in Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats include mountain forests, streambanks, and swamps. It may grow in the spray zones of waterfall A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in several wa ...s. It is generally a widespread species in its range, at least in the uplands of Kenya.Magombo, Z. L. K., et al. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment workshop, Uganda. December, 2003). 2004''Impatiens meruensis''.In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 03 July 2013. Including the forests of Cherangani hills. References meruensis Least concern plants Flora of Kenya Flora of Sudan Flora of Tanzania Flora of Uganda Taxonomy articles cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guizotia Jacksonii
''Guizotia jacksonii'' is a low, creeping, perennial plant with ovate leaves and yellow flowerheads belonging to the family Asteraceae. This species is endemic to Kenya, and grows in along roads and other open treaded places in the forest zones the central highlands of Kenya. Taxonomy In 1902, Spencer Le Marchant Moore was the first to describe this species of sunfleck as ''Coreopsis jacksonii'', based on a specimen collected by Frederick John Jackson from the Kiambu County in Kenya in 1899. John Hutchinson assigned a plant collected by Battiscombe from the Aberdare Range in Nyandarua County to the genus ''Guizotia'' and called it ''G. reptans''. Earl Edward Sherff described in 1923 a plant from the western slopes of Mount Kenya, found by Mearns, as ''Bidens spathulata''. By 1926 he had realised it was identical to Moore's species, but as he thought it better placed in ''Bidens'', he made the new combination ''B. jacksonii''. Robert Elias Fries collected a slightly different sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gutenbergia Rueppellii
''Gutenbergia rueppellii'' is an African species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Description Annual or perennial herb, 3–75 cm tall, sometimes rather woody and often densely tufted; stems erect or rarely decumbent or spreading. Leaves alternate or the proximal opposite, linear to narrowly ovate, (narrowly) elliptic or oblanceolate, 0.4–10 cm long, 0.1-1.4 cm wide, base cuneate to +/- expanded-auriculate, margins sub-entire, apex obtuse to acute, apiculate, green and sparsely pubescent to silvery- grey above, white tomentose beneath. Capitula rather few to very numerous in small to lax and diffuse terminal and upper axillary corymbiform cymes; stalks of individual capitula shortly white-hairy, involucre obconic-turbinate to campanulate- hemispherical 2–6 mm in diameter at flowering time; phyllaries 3-4 seriate, ovate to ovate-oblong, the inner 3.5–7 mm long, acute, pungent, straight or recurving at the apex, darker green and often pur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euryops Brownei
''Euryops brownei'' is a woody herb or shrub of ½–3 m (1⅔–10 ft) high, with yellow flowerheads of both ray and disc florets, and small, narrow leaves, belonging to the daisy family. The species is native to the highlands of northern Tanzania and central Kenya. Description ''Euryops brownei'' is a woody herb or shrub of ½–3 m (1⅔–10 ft) high. Stems and leaves This plant has initially green but eventually blackish stems that show leaf-scars when the bases of the dead leaves have fallen. The light green leaves are set densely along the stem. They do not have a petiole, are linear in shape, 1–3¼ cm (0.4–1.3 in) long, 1–2½ mm (0.04–0.1 in) wide, a little bit narrowed above a wider and membraneous base, entire or with minute saw teeth, with a blunt tip, and a row of short hairs on the margins near the base, otherwise without hair. cited on Inflorescences and fruits The plants are rich in flower heads, which stand i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethulia Vernonioides
''Ethulia'' is a genus of Asian and African flowering plants in the family Asteraceae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w .... Species References Asteraceae genera Vernonieae {{Asteraceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polyscias Kikuyuensis
''Polyscias kikuyuensis'', also called the parasol tree and mutati, is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is endemic to Kenya, where its wood is used to make boxes and similar items. The species is confined to wet upland forest, and is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... Including the forests of Cherangani hills, Kenya. References Flora of Kenya kikuyuensis Vulnerable plants Endemic flora of Kenya Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Afromontane flora {{Araliaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
