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SocotraInsectsTenebrionidae

16 Dec 2023

Socotra beetle (Tenebrionidae)

Elevation: 81 meters. Socotra…</p><hr class=

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SocotraInsectsTenebrionidae

15 Dec 2023

Histeromorphus plicatus

Elevation: 139 meters.

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SikkimIndiaPlantsVitaceaeFruit

15 Jul 2023

Tetrastigma rumicispermum

Tetrastigma rumicispermum is found in Sikkim's tropical to temperate biomes to 2500 meters elevation. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Nepal to China…

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SikkimIndiaPlantsVitaceaeFruit

15 Jul 2023

Tetrastigma rumicispermum

Tetrastigma rumicispermum is found in Sikkim's tropical to temperate biomes to 2500 meters elevation. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Nepal to China…

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SikkimIndiaPlantsBerberidaceaeLeaves

14 Jul 2023

Himalayan Mayapple (Podophyllum hexandrum)

Himalayan Mayapple (Podophyllum hexandrum) is found in Sikkim's alpine biome to 4500 meters elevation. Elevation: 3874 meters. Native range is Northeast…

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SikkimIndiaPlantsBerberidaceaeLeaves

14 Jul 2023

Himalayan Mayapple (Podophyllum hexandrum)

Himalayan Mayapple (Podophyllum hexandrum) is found in Sikkim's alpine biome to 4500 meters elevation. Elevation: 3721 meters. Native range is Northeast…

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IndiaSikkimPlantsBerberidaceae

10 Jul 2023

Sikkim plant (Berberis)

Elevation: 3636 meters.

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IndiaSikkimPlantsBerberidaceae

8 Jul 2023

Berberis hookeri

Elevation: 3320 meters. Native range is Central Nepal to North Myanmar and South Tibet.

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SocotraPlantsVitaceaeLeaves

6 Feb 2023

Cissus paniculata

My first and only encounter with Cissus paniculata on Socotra. A large and vital specimen, growing in the cracks of a vertical cliff by a creek where it was…

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SocotraFirhminPlantsMalpighiaceae

2 Feb 2023

Acridocarpus socotranus

This is the tallest specimen of Acridocarpus socotranus I've encountered on Socotra so far, and it appears very old, with considerable parts dead from past…

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