17 Dec 2023
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…
16 Dec 2023
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,…
15 Dec 2023
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,…
15 Dec 2023
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,…
12 Dec 2023
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,…
12 Dec 2023
Iphigenia socotrana
My first encounter of Iphigenia socotrana, and what a perfect specimen! 22 October 2023 cyclone Tej hit Socotra, and with it extreme amounts of rain inundated…
16 Jul 2023
Hedychium gracile
Hedychium gracile is found in Sikkim's subtropical biome.
Elevation: 1150 meters.
Native range is Assam to Thailand.
15 Jul 2023
Cautleya spicata
Cautleya spicata is found in Sikkim's subtropical to temperate biomes to 2800 meters elevation. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Himalaya to China and…
15 Jul 2023
Cautleya spicata
Cautleya spicata is found in Sikkim's subtropical to temperate biomes to 2800 meters elevation. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Himalaya to China and…
15 Jul 2023
Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium coccineum)
Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium coccineum) is found in Sikkim's subtropical to temperate biomes to 2100 meters elevation. Elevation: 1665 meters. Native range is…