Several plant species have been recorded from Namibia for the first time, and 39 new species have been described to science since the publication of 'A checklist of Namibian Indigenous and Naturalised Plants' (Klaassen and Kwembeya 2013). A list of these first records and newly described species for Namibia is provided and will be incorporated into the revised Namibian checklist which will be both published in the series 'Occasional Contributions of the National Botanical Research Institute' and made available on-line once complete. Keywords: checklist, flora, Namibia, new records.