18 Dec 2023
Monolluma socotrana
Monolluma socotrana can be found with flowers almost any time of the year on Socotra, but where to find one is the question. This one was just next to the…
18 Dec 2023
Maerua angolensis ssp. socotrana
A species with the unmistakable hanging branches that sway in the wind. It's found sporadically throughout Socotra, growing on rocky slopes. Elevation: 89…
18 Dec 2023
Justicia rigida
Found in Socotra's low-lying western plains and near the coast. It has white flowers, but I encountered none with flowers during my December visit. Elevation:…
18 Dec 2023
Commiphora kua
Of all the 5 species of Commiphora on Socotra this is the only one that is not endemic. It is also the only one that is a shrub no taller than 1 meter and is…
18 Dec 2023
Commiphora kua
Of all the 5 species of Commiphora on Socotra this is the only one that is not endemic. It is also the only one that is a shrub no taller than 1 meter and is…
18 Dec 2023
Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) with bark snails
You can find these dormant (aestivating) land snails (Achatinelloides) sporadically throughout Socotra, but find them covering an entire Socotra cucumber tree…
18 Dec 2023
Bark snails (Achatinelloides)
You can find these dormant (aestivating) land snails sporadically throughout Socotra, but at this location they were in the thousands, and on tree trunks as…
18 Dec 2023
Bark snails (Achatinelloides)
You can find these dormant (aestivating) land snails sporadically throughout Socotra, but at this location they were in the thousands, and on tree trunks as…
18 Dec 2023
Bark snails (Achatinelloides)
You can find these dormant (aestivating) land snails sporadically throughout Socotra, but at this location they were in the thousands, and on tree trunks as…
18 Dec 2023
Wineleaf Hibiscus (Hibiscus vitifolius)
Elevation: 190 meters.
Native range is Tropical & Subtropical Old World.