Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) with bark snails

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…


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…


Nait coast, Socotra

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…


Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi)

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…


Zygocarpum caeruleum

Zygocarpum caeruleum

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