5 Feb 2023
Croton sarcocarpus
Croton sarcocarpus is easily distinguished from croton socotranus by the large leaves.
Elevation: 393 meters.
Croton sarcocarpus is endemic to Socotra.
5 Feb 2023
Euphorbia schimperi
Native range of Euphorbia schimperi is Ethiopia, Eritrea, Socotra, Arabian Peninsula.
5 Feb 2023
Tragia balfourii
Tragia balfourii is a species advertising a sinister side to it – stinging hairs, just like a stinging nettle. I did not have an encounter with its stings, as…
4 Feb 2023
Euphorbia spiralis
A Euphorbia spiralis with just a few fresh flowers to show for so far this season, but if you look carefully you might find another individual not far away…
2 Feb 2023
Morten Ross and Euphorbia spiralis
Here I'm photographing a beautiful specimen of Euphorbia spiralis on Socotra. Get a closer view of it here.
2 Feb 2023
Euphorbia spiralis
At first glance this looks like a cactus, but it is in the spurge family. As the name implies there should be spiral growth, which this speciemen does not…
2 Feb 2023
Euphorbia hadramautica
Socotra has a large number of eye-catching species of plants, but there a so many inconspicuous and very small species too, like this one. You have to go down…
2 Feb 2023
Euphorbia hadramautica
Socotra has a large number of eye-catching species of plants, but there a so many inconspicuous and very small species too, like this one. You have to go down…
