Beadbean (Maerua angolensis ssp. socotrana)

Beadbean (Maerua angolensis ssp. socotrana)

Maerua angolensis ssp. socotrana is a species with the unmistakable hanging branches that sway in the wind. It's found sporadically throughout Socotra, growing…


Wineleaf Hibiscus (Hibiscus vitifolius)

Wineleaf Hibiscus (Hibiscus vitifolius)

Elevation: 190 meters. Native range is Tropical & Subtropical Old World.


Vachellia pennivenia

Vachellia pennivenia

Elevation: 190 meters. Endemic. Vachellia…</p><hr class=

Hibiscus quattenensis

Hibiscus quattenensis

The hibiscuses of Socotra are notoriosly difficult to identify as there are so much variation within each species, and between species very minute details that…


Chapmannia sericea

Chapmannia sericea

Elevation: 211 meters. Endemic. Chapmannia sericea


Hibiscus quattenensis

Hibiscus quattenensis

The hibiscuses of Socotra are notoriosly difficult to identify as there are so much variation within each species, and between species very minute details that…


Hibiscus quattenensis

Hibiscus quattenensis

The hibiscuses of Socotra are notoriosly difficult to identify as there are so much variation within each species, and between species very minute details that…


Zygocarpum caeruleum

Zygocarpum caeruleum

Elevation: 409 meters. Endemic. Zygocarpum…</p><hr class=

Cartilage Caper (Capparis cartilaginea)

Cartilage Caper (Capparis cartilaginea)

Elevation: 263 meters. Native range is Egypt to Tanzania, Western Asia to Northwest India, Arabian Peninsula, Western Indian Ocean.


Chapmannia sericea (Fabaceae)

Chapmannia sericea (Fabaceae)

Elevation: 168 meters. Chapmannia sericea (Fabaceae) is Endemic to Socotra