We compiled a checklist of the flora of South and North Nandi forests based on literature, online databases, herbarium collections and floristic field surveys. A combination of general walk-over surveys and plotless landscape sampling for plant collection and sight observation was used. We recorded 628 plant species representing 118 families and 392 genera, which almost double the latest results of the previous most recent survey. We found 61 species of ferns and fern allies and 567 species of seed plants, representing 9.98% of the total plant species in Kenya. Herbs were the majority (50.2%) of life forms followed by shrubs (16.5%). We report unique populations of three species out of 19 species that are widespread in Africa, but restricted to Nandi and Kakamega Forests in Kenya. Four of the recorded species are threatened globally and 16 exotic plant species were found. The recent description of one new species and two new records for Kenya from these forests, together with the comprehensive checklist is of crucial importance to the conservation of these unique ecosystems. Our results are essential to forest managers, community forest associations, conservationists, students and research scientists in Kenya and globally for implementing critical decisions for the conservation of this vital biodiversity resource.

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肯尼亚南楠迪森林和北部楠迪森林维管植物群的带注释清单。

我们根据文献，在线数据库，植物标本室收藏和植物区系调查，编制了南楠迪森林和北部楠迪森林的植物清单。结合了一般的步行调查和无样地景观取样，以进行植物收集和目测观察。我们记录了代表118个科和392属的628种植物，几乎是以前最新调查的最新结果的两倍。我们找到了61种蕨类植物和蕨类植物同伴以及567种种子植物，占肯尼亚植物总数的9.98％。草药是生命的主要形式（50.2％），其次是灌木（16.5％）。我们报告了在非洲分布的19种物种中仅有3种的独特种群，但仅限于肯尼亚的楠迪和卡卡梅加森林。已记录的物种中有四个受到全球威胁，发现了16种外来植物物种。最近从这些森林中对肯尼亚的一种新物种和两种新记录的描述，以及全面的清单，对保护这些独特的生态系统至关重要。对于肯尼亚和全球范围内的森林管理者，社区森林协会，保护主义者，学生和研究科学家，我们的成果对于实施保护这一重要生物多样性资源的关键决定至关重要。