5 Feb 2023
Cartilage Caper (Capparis cartilaginea)
Native range is Egypt to Tanzania, West Asia to Northwest India, Arabian Peninsula, West Indian Ocean.
5 Feb 2023
Beadbean (Maerua angolensis ssp. socotrana)
Beadbean (Maerua angolensis ssp. socotrana) is endemic to Socotra.
4 Feb 2023
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
This is the only place I've encountered Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) on Socotra. It thrives here in the shadow of the tall cliffs of Socotra's northeast, and…
4 Feb 2023
Socotra plant (Anagallis)
There seems to be a taxonomic confusion here, as POWO operates with two accepted names having synonyms pointing to each other, resulting in either name for…
1 Feb 2023
Cadaba insularis
Socotra is exceptionally diverse, and holds more than 300 species of plants endemic to the island, meaning they exist nowhere else on the planet. All of these…