6 Feb 2023
Cryptolepis socotrana
Cryptolepis socotrana is a specialist that thrives in the cracks of vertical cliffs around waterways. Their roots find their way deep down the cracks and find…
6 Feb 2023
Cryptolepis socotrana
Cryptolepis socotrana is a specialist that thrives in the cracks of vertical cliffs around waterways, as seen here in Kalesan gorge. Their roots find their way…
5 Feb 2023
Habenaria socotrana
The fact that species of orchids are found on Socotra is a testament to the wealth of opportunities for life here. At first glance it is an arid island, yet…
4 Feb 2023
Persian Carpet Flower (Edithcolea grandis)
The Persian Carpet Flower (Edithcolea grandis) can be quite difficult to find as many grow under the protection of a shrub, as this one is. But it is also…
4 Feb 2023
Persian Carpet Flower (Edithcolea grandis)
The Persian Carpet Flower (Edithcolea grandis) can be quite difficult to find as many grow under the protection of a shrub, as this one is. But it is also…
3 Feb 2023
Cynanchum socotranum
I've only occasionally encountered a mature Cynanchum socotranum like this one, but every time Cissus subaphylla has been growing amidst it. It is endemic to…
3 Feb 2023
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix nigriceps ssp. melanauchen)
This location was full of bird song from the black-crowned sparrow-lark and other bird species. Most of Socotra is rather silent in regards to bird sounds. You…
3 Feb 2023
Caralluma socotrana
This is my second time on Socotra. I visited at the exact same time 8 years ago in 2015, and same thing - all the caralluma socotranas were past their blooming…