18 Dec 2023
Commiphora kua
Of all the 5 species of Commiphora on Socotra, Commiphora kua is the only one that is not endemic. It is also the only one that is a shrub no taller than 1…
18 Dec 2023
Commiphora kua
Of all the 5 species of Commiphora on Socotra, Commiphora kua is the only one that is not endemic. It is also the only one that is a shrub no taller than 1…
18 Dec 2023
Commiphora kua
Of all the 5 species of Commiphora on Socotra, Commiphora kua is the only one that is not endemic. It is also the only one that is a shrub no taller than 1…
18 Dec 2023
Commiphora kua
Of all the 5 species of Commiphora on Socotra, Commiphora kua is the only one that is not endemic. It is also the only one that is a shrub no taller than 1…
18 Dec 2023
Wineleaf Hibiscus (Hibiscus vitifolius)
Elevation: 190 meters.
Native range is Tropical & Subtropical Old World.
18 Dec 2023
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…
18 Dec 2023
Commiphora planifrons
Commiphora planifrons is found seemingly sporadic on Socotra, but for every tree there are countless prostrate and gnarly individuals that are doomed to…
18 Dec 2023
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…
18 Dec 2023
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…
18 Dec 2023
Commiphora planifrons
This stunted, prostrate and gnarly Commiphora planifrons would have been a tree were it not for the countless goats that eat at them. Around this specimen…