18 Dec 2023
Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) with bark snails
You can find these dormant (aestivating) land snails (Achatinelloides) sporadically throughout Socotra, but find them covering an entire Socotra cucumber tree…
17 Dec 2023
Ochradenus socotranus
This Ochradenus socotranus grows on Socotra’s Nait coast, at the edge of a 400 meter drop to the sea. Elevation: 263 meters. It is endemic to Socotra.……
17 Dec 2023
Ochradenus socotranus
This Ochradenus socotranus grows on Socotra’s Nait coast, at the edge of a 400 meter drop to the sea. During the summer months the southwestern monsoon reigns…
16 Dec 2023
Chapmannia sericea (Fabaceae)
Elevation: 168 meters.
Chapmannia sericea (Fabaceae) is Endemic to Socotra
15 Dec 2023
Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus)
A very young Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) that has survived the insatiable appetite of the goats - only because it growing where they cannot…
15 Dec 2023
Indigofera nephrocarpa
When found in very exposed locations, Indigofera nephrocarpa appears whitish and different from those growing in more sheltered locations where the species…
15 Dec 2023
Indigofera nephrocarpa
When found in very exposed locations, Indigofera nephrocarpa appears whitish and different from those growing in more sheltered locations where the species…