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…


Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi)

Perry’s Aloe (Aloe perryi)

Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi) is a common species on Socotra, and you’ll likely see them in all vegetative stages ranging from in severely lack of water to huge,…


Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi)

Perry’s Aloe (Aloe perryi)

Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi) is a common species on Socotra, and you’ll likely see them in all vegetative stages ranging from in severely lack of water to huge,…


Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi)

Perry’s Aloe (Aloe perryi)

Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi) is a common species on Socotra, and you’ll likely see them in all vegetative stages ranging from in severely lack of water to huge,…


Morten Ross and Boswellia scopulorum

Morten Ross and Boswellia scopulorum

Here I'm taking a short break from exploring the boswellias growing on the cliffs here. I encountered both Boswellia popoviana and Boswellia scopulorum here.…


Morten Ross in search of Boswellia nana

Morten Ross and Boswellia nana

Here I'm take a break in the land of Boswellia nana, the limestone plateau of Socotra's northwest. Elevation:584 meters.


Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi)

Perry’s Aloe (Aloe perryi)

Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi) is a common species on Socotra, and you’ll likely see them in all vegetative stages ranging from in severely lack of water to huge,…


Chickenweed Purslane (Portulaca quadrifida)

Chickenweed Purslane (Portulaca quadrifida)

Native range of Chickenweed Purslane (Portulaca quadrifida) is Tropical & Subtropical Old World to Southwest Pacific Elevation: 127 meters.