Kenyan, Chinese scientists launch Kenya's 1st national publication documenting plant species

STORY: Kenyan, Chinese scientists launch Kenya's 1st national publication documenting plant species DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the seminar 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARY GIKUNGU, Director-general of National Museums of Kenya 3. various of the seminar 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HUANG GUOBIN, Board Chairman of Hubei Changjiang Publishing & Media Group 5. various of the seminar STORYLINE: Scientists from China and Kenya on Monday launched a volume of the Flora of Kenya in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, marking the publication of Kenya's first national flora and filling the gap in the field of plant resources research in the country. The Flora of Kenya, which is divided into 31 volumes, will document the East African nation's nearly 7,000 plant species from 223 families. The 23rd volume, "Rubiaceae," is the first part of the project that was officially published Monday by Hubei Science and Technology Press and the East African Natu

KENYA-NAIROBI-FIRST NATIONAL PUBLICATION-PLANT SPECIES-LAUNCH

KENYA-NAIROBI-FIRST NATIONAL PUBLICATION-PLANT SPECIES-LAUNCH

(230925) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend a book launch of the 23rd volume "Rubiaceae" of the Flora of Kenya in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sept. 25, 2023. Scientists from China and Kenya on Monday launched a volume of the Flora of Kenya in Nairobi, marking the publication of Kenya's first national flora and filling the gap in the field of plant resources research in the country. The Flora of Kenya, which is divided into 31 volumes, will document the East African nation's nearly 7,000 plant species from 223 families. The 23rd volume, "Rubiaceae," is the first part of the project that was officially published Monday by Hubei Science and Technology Press and the East African Natural History Society. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

KENYA-NAIROBI-FIRST NATIONAL PUBLICATION-PLANT SPECIES-LAUNCH

KENYA-NAIROBI-FIRST NATIONAL PUBLICATION-PLANT SPECIES-LAUNCH

(230925) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Qingfeng (L), director of the Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mary Gikungu (C), the director-general of the National Museums of Kenya, and Geoffrey Mwachala, the chief scientist at the National Museums of Kenya and editor-in-chief of the Flora of Kenya publication, attend a book launch of the 23rd volume "Rubiaceae" of the Flora of Kenya in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sept. 25, 2023. Scientists from China and Kenya on Monday launched a volume of the Flora of Kenya in Nairobi, marking the publication of Kenya's first national flora and filling the gap in the field of plant resources research in the country. The Flora of Kenya, which is divided into 31 volumes, will document the East African nation's nearly 7,000 plant species from 223 families. The 23rd volume, "Rubiaceae," is the first part of the project that was officially published Monday by Hubei Science and Technology Press and the East African Natural History Society. (Xinhua/Li Yahu

KENYA-NAIROBI-FIRST NATIONAL PUBLICATION-PLANT SPECIES-LAUNCH

KENYA-NAIROBI-FIRST NATIONAL PUBLICATION-PLANT SPECIES-LAUNCH

(230925) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 25, 2023 shows books of the 23rd volume "Rubiaceae" of the Flora of Kenya at a book launch in Nairobi, Kenya. Scientists from China and Kenya on Monday launched a volume of the Flora of Kenya in Nairobi, marking the publication of Kenya's first national flora and filling the gap in the field of plant resources research in the country. The Flora of Kenya, which is divided into 31 volumes, will document the East African nation's nearly 7,000 plant species from 223 families. The 23rd volume, "Rubiaceae," is the first part of the project that was officially published Monday by Hubei Science and Technology Press and the East African Natural History Society. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)