The plant communities of the Magada Forest were described based onfloristic and structuralrnanalysis of the data collected between December 20004 and January 2005. Releves of 30 m x 3rnm were taken for the woody species and 2 m x 2 mfor field layers. A total of 66 releves werernanalysed at altitudes between 1750 and 2100 m a.s.l Data on the species list, cover-abundance,rnand diameter at breast height, density and height were collected.rnA total of 197species of vascular plants belonging to 61 families were identified. Out of thesern53.5 %are woody species and 46.5 %are field layers. 84.3%of the families are dicots whilern12.5 % are monocots, andgymnosperm andpteridophytes comprise 1.6 %each. Asieraceae isrnfound to be the largest family with 18species followed by Acanthaceae with 16 species. Thernspecies and releves were classified using a FORTRAN computer program TWINSPAN and sevenrnmajor plant communities were described.rnThe structural analysis of the forest showed that there was a high density of small sized trees. Thernforest was well represented by individuals in all height classes. There were high proportionrnindividuals in low height class (i.e. 6 - 1 2 m) that is similar to the trend in DBH measurement.rnPodocarpus falcatus is the main species and constituted 76 stemsha of trees >_10 cm DBH.rnOther well-represented species were Celtis africana (103 stems/ha), Cassipourea malosana (67rnstemsha) and Olea europaea (47stems /ha). Analysis of species population structure showed sixrnpatterns. Phytogeographically, the Magada Forest is more related to the dry, undifferentiatedrnafromontaneforests than the moist afromontaneforests.rnMost of the sampled plots revealed more evidence ofpast exploitation (stumps and pit sawing).rnThe vegetation of (he Magada Forest is disturbed through grazing and browsing by domesticrnlivestock; cultivation and other human uses. This further retard regeneration processes of therntrees and shrubs. Pressure on (he resources from human populations could intensify and imposernmore rapid and more degenerative changes. Recognizing these issues as possible future scenariornunderlines the need for management intervention to increase quality1 of regeneration beingrnrecruited and to accelerate the growth of the young plants already present.