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Another rare #Kenyan #Endemic species not known by many (probably first online field photos). #Loewia tanaensis (#Passifloraceae) grows mainly on riparian Acacia-Commiphora bushland along Tana River. Formerly placed in #Turneraceae #FloraOfTropicalEastAfrica. Photos by @Kennedoz
#Pandanus kajui (#Pandanaceae) is one of the rare Kenyan endemic species found only in central #Kenya. It occurs in very few number of individuals within its few sub-populations and is currently classified as Endangered according to @IUCNRedList #plants #FloraOfTropicalEastAfrica
This is one of the rare, yet widely distributed #Aloe species in #Kenya. The grass aloe (A. myriacantha, #Asphodelaceae) occurs from eastern to southern #Africa in rocky grasslands. #FloraOfTropicalEastAfrica #Uganda #Tanzania
Here is the amazing flower of #Edithcolea grandis, #Apocynaceae. It is a trailing succulent subshrub which occurs in #Eastern #Africa and #Yemen in dry rocky country. #plants #FloraOfTropicalEastAfrica #Kenya
#Schizozygia coffeoides (#Apocynaceae) is typically an evergreen forest undershrub found in several countries in #Africa. The #roots are used by coastal #Kenya communities to treat skin diseases. #FloraOfTropicalEastAfrica
The Eastern #Africa coastline forests are #biodiversity #hotspots rich in rare, #endemic and near-endemic species. One of them is this #Uvariodendron kirkii (#Annonaceae) which occurs only in coastal #Kenya and #Tanzania forests at 1 - 400 m a.s.l. #FloraOfTropicalEastAfrica
Curation of #Pyrostria specimens (#Rubiaceae) for continental #Africa by @Kennedoz currently ongoing in our Wing C. Some new #species to #science in this genus are being described and will be published in the near future. #plants #Kenya #FloraOfTropicalEastAfrica
Happening now; #interns and #botany students attached at the #EAHerbarium being trained on #plant identification and sorting of fresh specimens according to families by @Kennedoz! #FloraOfTropicalEastAfrica #Kenya
A rare legume tree which flowers on old stems and sometimes on the branches! The #vulnerable #Angylocalyx braunii (#Fabaceae) is only found in coastal forests of #Kenya and #Tanzania. Some tiny black #ants seem to be the main #pollinators. @KewAfrica #FloraOfTropicalEastAfrica
#Majidea zanguebarica (#Sapindaceae) displaying its attractive #seeds for dispersal by birds and other animals. The species occurs only in southern/coastal #Kenya and #Tanzania. #FloraOfTropicalEastAfrica
#Anthericopsis sepalosa (#Commelinaceae) collected at the #Tana Delta. It is the only species in this genus and occurs in central & Eastern #Africa. #FloraOfTropicalEastAfrica #Kenya
#Myrianthus holstii (#Moraceae) is restricted to the central #Kenya highlands in montane #forests and other #African countries. The small 'pineapple-like' fruits are edible. #FloraOfTropicalEastAfrica
One of the commonest epiphytic #orchids of dry #forests, Angraecum erectum (#Orchidaceae). Also grows at the base of trees & shrubs at 1300 - 2000 m asl. #FloraOfTropicalEastAfrica #Kenya #Africa
#Uvaria scheffleri (#Annonaceae; custard apple family), found in East Africa (#Kenya, #Tanzania & #Uganda) is very closely related to the southern #Africa U. caffra. The fruits are edible while the roots bark is traditionally used against #malaria. #FloraOfTropicalEastAfrica
Collected recently in #Kitengela, this fern #Marsilea macrocarpa (#Marsileaceae), is a fan of roadside ditches, seasonal pools & edges of permanent #rivers. Also found around #Nairobi and many other #African countries #FloraOfTropicalEastAfrica #Kenya
Another cryptic #species hardly encountered, #Sarcophyte sanguinea susbsp. piriei (#Balanophoraceae), a dioecious parasite of mainly #Acacias & #Ficus spp. in riverine #forests. A field guide in #Kajiado says it is a goats' favourite 'dish' #Kenya #FloraOfTropicalEastAfrica
