6 Feb 2015
Cucumis prophetarum
The entirety of cucumis prophetarum plant is really fascinating, and I’ve never seen it before. Native range is Mauritania to Arabian Peninsula, West Asia to…
6 Feb 2015
Cucumis prophetarum
The entirety of cucumis prophetarum is really fascinating, and I've never seen it before, nor do I know if it's an endemic or not. Native range is Mauritania…
6 Feb 2015
Cucumis prophetarum
I don't know the color of the ripe fruit of cucumis prophetarum, but this one was swollen and seemed to be nearing it's final stages for seed dispersal. Native…
3 Feb 2015
Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus)
Socotra cucumber tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) is less famous than the desert rose or bottle tree, but equally amazing with its oversized trunk compared to…
3 Feb 2015
Cucumis prophetarum
On the steep cliffs of west Socotra on the way to Shuab beach I found many interesting plants and some untouched by goats. This rather large cucumis…
3 Feb 2015
Cucumis prophetarum UV
Cucumis prophetarum is very interesting in UV light, as in visible it is all brightly colored! This is possibly cucumis prophetarum ssp prophetarum, as it is…
3 Feb 2015
Cucumis prophetarum
On the steep cliffs of west Socotra on the way to Shuab beach I found many interesting plants and some untouched by goats. This rather large cucumis…
3 Feb 2015
Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus)
A Socotra cucumber tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus)! Yet another strange plant found only on Socotra. This was the only specimen I found in this early stage of…