18 Dec 2023
Monolluma socotrana
Monolluma socotrana can be found with flowers almost any time of the year on Socotra, but where to find one is the question. This one was just next to the…
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
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…
17 Dec 2023
Cynanchum revoilii
Cynanchum revoilii has a strange looking, but edible fruit. I've encountered many in bloom in the northwest this visit, but only this one with fruit.…
17 Dec 2023
Persian Carpet Flower (Edithcolea grandis)
Persian Carpet Flower (Edithcolea grandis) is found sporadically on Socotra and even rarer in bloom! Sometimes it grows under a bush, and you have to look…
16 Dec 2023
Monolluma socotrana
Monolluma socotrana can be found with flowers almost any time of year on Socotra, but where to find one is the question. Elevation: 181 meters. Native range is…
16 Dec 2023
Hibiscus diriffan
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…