Dragon Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari)

Dragon Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari)

Here on Socotra's northeastern limestone plateau you'll find a Dragon Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari) here and there, some toppled over by past cyclones, and…


Iphigenia socotrana

Iphigenia socotrana

My first encounter of Iphigenia socotrana, and what a perfect specimen! 22 October 2023 cyclone Tej hit Socotra, and with it extreme amounts of rain inundated…


Polygala arillata

Polygala arillata

Polygala arillata is found in Sikkim's tropical to temperate biomes to 3000 meters elevation. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Indian Subcontinent to…


Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile)

Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile)

Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile) is found in Sikkim's alpine biome to 5000 meters elevation. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Afghanistan to South Tibet…


Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile)

Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile)

Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile) is found in Sikkim's alpine biome to 5000 meters elevation. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Afghanistan to South Tibet…


Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile)

Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile)

Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile) is found in Sikkim's alpine biome to 5000 meters elevation. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Afghanistan to South Tibet…


Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile)

Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile)

Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile) is found in Sikkim's alpine biome to 5000 meters elevation. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Afghanistan to South Tibet…


Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile)

Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile)

Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile) is found in Sikkim's alpine biome to 5000 meters elevation. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Afghanistan to South Tibet…


Russell Falls, Mount Field

Russell Falls, Mount Field

This was perhaps the most “crowded” of all the waterfalls I visited during my trip to New Zealand And Tasmania this autumn, and I can only imagine how crowded…


The Wanaka Tree, Lake Wanaka, New Zealand

The Wanaka Tree, Lake Wanaka

Perhaps the most famous tree in the world, in an ever changing environment.