Monolluma socotrana

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…


Vachellia pennivenia

Vachellia pennivenia

Elevation: 190 meters. Endemic. Vachellia…</p><hr class=

Chapmannia sericea

Chapmannia sericea

Elevation: 211 meters. Endemic. Chapmannia sericea


Zygocarpum caeruleum

Zygocarpum caeruleum

Elevation: 409 meters. Endemic. Zygocarpum…</p><hr class=

Persian Carpet Flower (Edithcolea grandis)

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…


Chapmannia sericea (Fabaceae)

Chapmannia sericea (Fabaceae)

Elevation: 168 meters. Chapmannia sericea (Fabaceae) is Endemic to Socotra


Indigofera nephrocarpa

Indigofera nephrocarpa

When found in very exposed locations, Indigofera nephrocarpa appears whitish and different from those growing in more sheltered locations where the species…


Indigofera nephrocarpa

Indigofera nephrocarpa

When found in very exposed locations, Indigofera nephrocarpa appears whitish and different from those growing in more sheltered locations where the species…


Cynanchum revoilii

Cynanchum revoilii

Cynanchum revoilii is a very common species on Socotra, to mid-level elevations, but I have only occasionally encountered them in bloom like here. Native range…


Sida ovata

Sida ovata

Native range is Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Iran to India. Elevation: 554 meters.