Xylocalyx aculeolatus

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…


Morten Ross and Boswellia scopulorum

Morten Ross and Boswellia scopulorum

Here I'm taking a short break from exploring the boswellias growing on the cliffs here. I encountered both Boswellia popoviana and Boswellia scopulorum here.…


Argiope sector

Argiope sector

Elevation: 139 meters. Argiope sector


Lindenbergia sokotrana

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.


Lindenbergia sokotrana

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…


Morten Ross in search of Boswellia nana

Morten Ross and Boswellia nana

Here I'm take a break in the land of Boswellia nana, the limestone plateau of Socotra's northwest. Elevation:584 meters.


Acorn Peperomia (Peperomia tetraphylla)

Acorn Peperomia (Peperomia tetraphylla)

Acorn Peperomia (Peperomia tetraphylla) is found in Sikkim's tropical to temperate biomes to 3100 meters elevation. Elevation: 1102 meters. Native range is…