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SocotraConvolvulaceaePlants

15 Dec 2023

Convolvulus hildebrandtii

Native range is Somalia & Socotra. Elevation: 16 meters.

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SocotraConvolvulaceaePlants

15 Dec 2023

Convolvulus hildebrandtii

Elevation: 16 meters. Native range is Somalia & Socotra.

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SocotraConvolvulaceaePlants

15 Dec 2023

Convolvulus hildebrandtii

Native range is Somalia & Socotra. Elevation: 16 meters.

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SocotraConvolvulaceaePlants

14 Dec 2023

Obscure Morning Glory (Ipomoea obscura)

Obscure Morning Glory (Ipomoea obscura) is a variable species that can be difficult to identify as the flower comes in cream, yellow or orange seen here. I've…

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SocotraCommelinaceaeFlowersPlants

14 Dec 2023

Commelina albescens

Native range of Commelina albescens is Eritrea to Malawi, Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan to West India Elevation: 641 meters.

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SikkimIndiaFruitPlantsVitaceae

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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SikkimIndiaFruitPlantsVitaceae

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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SocotraLeavesPlantsVitaceae

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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HomhilSocotraFlowersPlantsConvolvulaceae

4 Feb 2023

Convolvulus sarmentosus

There is a short window of opportunity for many of the plant species on Socotra that are most sensitive to the winter rains for growth and blossom. For one…

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SocotraFruitPlantsVitaceae

1 Feb 2023

Cissus hamaderohensis

This mature Cissus hamaderohensis is using a croton socotranus as support to reach high above ground. It's easily identified by the rectangular stem. This…

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