Current Floristic Composition and Growth Forms of Equatorial Rainforest, Kakamega County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorSeswa, Fred
dc.contributor.authorManohar, Shyam
dc.contributor.authorKitur, Esther
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-15T08:22:27Z
dc.date.available2018-05-15T08:22:27Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractFloristic composition and growth forms were studied in central Isecheno nature reserve part of the main tropical rainforest using transects and systematic quadrats following compass direction from January to December, 2014. Totals of 8 transect and 219 quadrats of 10m by 10m each were studied. There are 57 families represented by 124 genera composed of 146 plant species. The present composition/ inventory of plant species was recorded: Family Euphorbiaceae has maximum number of 13 species; sub-dominant families are Moraceae and Rubiaceae with 11 species each; Acanthaceae and Fabaceae families have 5 species each; Bignoniaceae family is represented by 4 species; Mimosaceae, Piperaceae, Rosaceae, Boraginaceae and Verbenaceae families represents only 3 species each; Apocynaceae, Asclepediaceae, Celastraceae, Dracaenaceae, Menispermaceae, Myrtaceae and Oleaceae families are represented only by 2 species each and 33 families are represented only by single species which reflects on poor species composition due to heavy pressure of human population to utilize resources. Five types of growth forms are present and represented by 55.48% trees, 21.94% shrubs, 8.9% herbs, 16% climbers and only 2.74% lianas. Based on the present composition/inventory of this forest, it is concluded that this equatorial forest of Kenya is under serious threat, many species have been extinct and many others are endangered.en_US
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Agriculture and Forestry 2018, 8(2): 70-76en_US
dc.identifier.issn2165-882X
dc.identifier.issn2165-8846
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/18385
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherScientific & Academic Publishingen_US
dc.subjectFloristic compositionen_US
dc.subjectGrowth formsen_US
dc.subjectIsecheno nature reserveen_US
dc.titleCurrent Floristic Composition and Growth Forms of Equatorial Rainforest, Kakamega County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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