Oransjegullvinge (Lycaena virgaureae)

Oransjegullvinge (Lycaena virgaureae)

Oransjegullvinge (Lycaena virgaureae) er et treffende navn på denne vakre sommerfuglen, for oversiden av vingene er virkelig sterkt oransje. Desverre er ofte…


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…


Wineleaf Hibiscus (Hibiscus vitifolius)

Wineleaf Hibiscus (Hibiscus vitifolius)

Elevation: 190 meters. Native range is Tropical & Subtropical Old World.


Hibiscus quattenensis

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…


Hibiscus quattenensis

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…


Hibiscus quattenensis

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…


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…


Hibiscus diriffan

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…


Scintharista forbesii

Scintharista forbesii

Elevation: 479 meters.