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…
18 Dec 2023
Nait coast, Socotra
Early morning by the Nait coast, with the largest mangrove population remaining on Socotra seen in the distance. I didn't have time to go there, but hopefully…
17 Dec 2023
Perry’s Aloe (Aloe perryi)
This group of Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi) grow on Socotra's Nait coast, at the edge of a 400 meter drop to the sea. Elevation: 409 meters. It is endemic to…
17 Dec 2023
Boswellia hesperia – protected from goats
This might look like an ordinary cairns, but inside it grows a Boswellia hesperia! Elevation: 409 meters.
17 Dec 2023
Nait coast, Socotra
The southwestern coast of Socotra has steep cliffs more than 400 meters high and is an incredible landscape shift from the landscape inland. The access to the…
16 Dec 2023
Nait coast, Socotra
The southwestern coast of Socotra has steep cliffs 400 meters high and is an incredible landscape shift from the landscape inland. The access to the sea seems…
16 Jul 2023
Hedychium gracile
Hedychium gracile is found in Sikkim's subtropical biome.
Elevation: 1150 meters.
Native range is Assam to Thailand.
15 Jul 2023
Cautleya spicata
Cautleya spicata is found in Sikkim's subtropical to temperate biomes to 2800 meters elevation. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Himalaya to China and…
15 Jul 2023
Cautleya spicata
Cautleya spicata is found in Sikkim's subtropical to temperate biomes to 2800 meters elevation. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Himalaya to China and…
15 Jul 2023
Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium coccineum)
Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium coccineum) is found in Sikkim's subtropical to temperate biomes to 2100 meters elevation. Elevation: 1665 meters. Native range is…