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14 Dec 2023

Commelina albescens

Native range of Commelina albescens is Eritrea to Malawi, Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan to West India Elevation: 641 meters.

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SikkimIndiaFlowersPlantsJuncaceae

14 Jul 2023

Sikkim plant (Juncus)

Elevation: 3874 meters. Sikkim plant (Juncus)

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SocotraLeavesPlantsJuncaceae

5 Feb 2015

Juncus socotranus

Juncus socotranus is a very large species - at least 2 meters tall! Native range is Socotra to Iran.

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SocotraFlowersPlantsCommelinaceae

3 Feb 2015

Commelina forskalaei

My first thought when I saw commelina forskalaei was that how did it come all the way here from South America. In Pantanal I found lots of Commelina erecta,…

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SocotraTiliaceaeFlowersPlantsUV

1 Feb 2015

Corchorus erodioides UV

Another example of a yellow flower in visible light that is very dark in UV. It is endemic to Socotra.

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SocotraFlowersTiliaceaePlants

1 Feb 2015

Corchorus erodioides

On the hills overlooking the Detwah lagoon on the west coast of Socotra I found many interesting flowers, and luckily some not destroyed by goats, like this…

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SocotraLeavesTiliaceaePlants

1 Feb 2015

Corchorus erodioides

On the hills overlooking the Detwah lagoon on the west coast of Socotra I found many interesting flowers, and luckily some not destroyed by goats, like this…

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BrazilItatiaia National ParkFungiParmeliaceae

24 Nov 2013

Itatiaia lichen (Usnea sp)

The very last couple of kilometres of road to the plateau of Itatiaia National Park is blocked by the park entrance, and even though you can drive to the…

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Pousada XaraésPantanalBrazilFlowersCommelinaceaePlants