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SocotraLeavesPlantsRubiaceae
Oldenlandia balfourii

13 Feb 2015

Oldenlandia balfourii

Oldenlandia balfourii is so small that it's very easy to miss! On the field below the weather station of Skand I found many of them growing under trees.…

by morten

SocotraFlowersUVPlantsRubiaceae
Oldenlandia balfourii UV

13 Feb 2015

Oldenlandia balfourii UV

The yellow center of the flower of Oldenlandia balfourii is dark in UV, and the white petals are also quite dark. In UV this small flower appears prominent…

by morten

SocotraFlowersPlantsRubiaceae
Oldenlandia balfourii

13 Feb 2015

Oldenlandia balfourii

Oldenlandia balfourii has such tiny flowers so they are very easy to miss! On the field below the weather station of Skand I found many of them growing under…

by morten

SocotraFruitAsclepiadaceaePlants
Caralluma socotrana

11 Feb 2015

Caralluma socotrana

During my 14 day stay on Socotra I only found this Caralluma socotrana with a seed pod. And in what an exquisite state! The pod has just opened, and the seeds…

by morten

SocotraFlowersRubiaceaePlantsLeaves
Dirichletia obovata

8 Feb 2015

Dirichletia obovata

For me the trail to the Hoq cave was so much more interesting than the cave itself, as here you'll see incredible specimens of so many endemic species like the…

by morten

SocotraLeavesPlantsRubiaceae
Dirichletia virgata

7 Feb 2015

Dirichletia virgata

I had to look far and wide to find a dirichletia virgata with flowers, as they all seemed past their prime flowering season, but at least I did find this one…

by morten

SocotraFlowersPlantsRubiaceae
Dirichletia virgata

7 Feb 2015

Dirichletia virgata

I had to look far and wide to find a dirichletia virgata with flowers, as they all seemed past their prime flowering season, but at least I did find this one!…

by morten

SocotraLeavesPlantsRubiaceae
Kohautia socotrana

7 Feb 2015

Kohautia socotrana

This flower of kohautia socotrana is so elusive! I found one flower, and marked the spot so I would find it when I returned with my camera. Alas! I did not…

by morten

SocotraFlowersPlantsRubiaceae
Kohautia socotrana

7 Feb 2015

Kohautia socotrana

This flower of kohautia socotrana is so elusive! I found one flower, and marked the spot so I would find it when I returned with my camera. Alas! I did not…

by morten

SocotraLeavesAsclepiadaceaePlants
Caralluma socotrana

5 Feb 2015

Caralluma socotrana

Caralluma socotrana is one of many interesting species I found in a very small area in a valley at 320 meters altitude. A river runs through on the valley…

by morten