Abstract
Aim: The study assessed the distribution of epiphytic orchids in selecte d trails of Kericho forest Kenya Study Design:Belt transects and timed random walks . Place and Duration of Study:Field survey was conducted in September, 2013 in Kericho forest, located in Rift Valley next to one of the main water towers in Kenya, the Mau Forest. Methodology: Six belt transects of 10 ◊30 m were established at each of the portions along the meandered trails. The belt transects were divided into intervals representing zones and each treated as a plot. The number of individual orchid spec ies were counted and recorded. Apart from transects, timed random walks were also taken to increase the number of orchid species recorded during the survey . Results: A total of eighteen species representing nine genera and one Habenaria sp were recorded and collected. The largest number of orchids occurred at an altitude of ShortResearch Article
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