18 Dec 2023
Monolluma socotrana
Monolluma socotrana can be found with flowers almost any time of the year on Socotra, but where to find one is the question. This one was just next to the…
17 Dec 2023
Leucas flagellifera
Leucas flagellifera is found in southwestern and western Socotra, and I found several individuals near the coast of Nait.
Elevation: 409 meters.
Endemic.
17 Dec 2023
Xylocalyx aculeolatus
This Xylocalyx aculeolatus seemed well passed flowering, so I missed the only flower - seen as a purple blob, just below the cissus subaphylla branch at the…
17 Dec 2023
Persian Carpet Flower (Edithcolea grandis)
Persian Carpet Flower (Edithcolea grandis) is found sporadically on Socotra and even rarer in bloom! Sometimes it grows under a bush, and you have to look…
17 Dec 2023
Leucas flagellifera
Leucas flagellifera is a species found in southwestern and western Socotra, and I found several individuals near the coast of Nait. Elevation: 263 meters.…
17 Dec 2023
Leucas flagellifera
Leucas flagellifera is a species found in southwestern and western Socotra, and I found several individuals near the coast of Nait. Elevation: 263 meters.…
15 Dec 2023
Blepharis spiculifolia
Blepharis spiculifolia looks similar to Leucas spiculifolia, but is a cliff dwelling species. Blepharis spiculifolia is found on the northeastern coastal…
15 Dec 2023
Lindenbergia sokotrana
Lindenbergia sokotrana is commonly seen in rocky places and plains below around 700 meters elevation.
It is endemic to Socotra.
Elevation: 16 meters.
15 Dec 2023
Lindenbergia sokotrana
Lindenbergia sokotrana is commonly seen in in rocky places, on boulders and plains below around 700 meters elevation. Elevation: 16 meters. It is endemic to…