18 Dec 2023
Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) with bark snails
You can find these dormant (aestivating) land snails (Achatinelloides) sporadically throughout Socotra, but find them covering an entire Socotra cucumber tree…
18 Dec 2023
Nait coast, Socotra
Early morning by the Nait coast, with the largest mangrove population remaining on Socotra seen in the distance. I didn't have time to go there, but hopefully…
17 Dec 2023
Perry’s Aloe (Aloe perryi)
This group of Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi) grow on Socotra's Nait coast, at the edge of a 400 meter drop to the sea. Elevation: 409 meters. It is endemic to…
17 Dec 2023
Boswellia hesperia – protected from goats
This might look like an ordinary cairns, but inside it grows a Boswellia hesperia! Elevation: 409 meters.
17 Dec 2023
Nait coast, Socotra
The southwestern coast of Socotra has steep cliffs more than 400 meters high and is an incredible landscape shift from the landscape inland. The access to the…
16 Dec 2023
Nait coast, Socotra
The southwestern coast of Socotra has steep cliffs 400 meters high and is an incredible landscape shift from the landscape inland. The access to the sea seems…
12 Dec 2023
Desert Nettle (Forsskaolea viridis)
Native range of Desert Nettle (Forsskaolea viridis) is Cape Verde, Southeast Egypt to Namibia, Socotra, Southwest Arabian Peninsula, Northwest India.…
15 Jul 2023
Pubescent Knotweed (Persicaria pubescens)
Pubescent Knotweed (Persicaria pubescens) found in Sikkim's tropical to temperate biomes to 2700 meters elevation. Elevation: 1665 meters. Native range is…
14 Jul 2023
Bistorta macrophylla
Bistorta macrophylla is found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biome to 5000 meters elevation. Elevation: 3874 meters. Native range is Himalaya to China and…