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Oldenlandia balfourii

13 Feb 2015

Oldenlandia balfourii

This plant is so small that it's very easy to miss! On the field below the weather station of Skand I found many of them growing under trees. Endemic.

by morten

SocotraPlantsRubiaceaeFlowersUV
Oldenlandia balfourii UV

13 Feb 2015

Oldenlandia balfourii UV

The yellow center of the flower is dark in UV, and the white petals are also quite dark. In UV this small flower appears prominent against the greyness of the…

by morten

SocotraFlowersPlantsRubiaceae
Oldenlandia balfourii

13 Feb 2015

Oldenlandia balfourii

This plant has such tiny flowers so they are very easy to miss! On the field below the weather station of Skand I found many of them growing under trees.…

by morten

SocotraLepidopteraArctiidaeInsects
Utetheisa sp

9 Feb 2015

Utetheisa sp

At around 800 meter elevation and up the Euryops arabicus were in bloom and thus a lot of insects gathered to eat from the huge number of flowers. This was one…

by morten

SocotraFlowersRubiaceaePlantsLeaves
Dirichletia obovata

8 Feb 2015

Dirichletia obovata

For me the trail to the Hoq cave was so much more interesting than the cave itself, as here you'll see incredible specimens of so many endemic species like the…

by morten

SocotraLeavesPlantsRubiaceae
Dirichletia virgata

7 Feb 2015

Dirichletia virgata

I had to look far and wide to find a plant with flowers, as they all seemed past their prime flowering season, but at least I did find this one which also had…

by morten

SocotraFlowersPlantsRubiaceae
Dirichletia virgata

7 Feb 2015

Dirichletia virgata

I had to look far and wide to find a plant with flowers, as they all seemed past their prime flowering season, but at least I did find this one! Endemic.

by morten

SocotraLeavesPlantsRubiaceae
Kohautia socotrana

7 Feb 2015

Kohautia socotrana

This flower of this species is so elusive! I found one flower, and marked the spot so I would find it when I returned with my camera. Alas! I did not find it.…

by morten

SocotraFlowersPlantsRubiaceae
Kohautia socotrana

7 Feb 2015

Kohautia socotrana

This flower is so elusive! I found one flower, and marked the spot so I would find it when I returned with my camera. Alas! I did not find it. It's color is…

by morten

SocotraFlowersUVPlantsRubiaceae
Oldenlandia pulvinata UV

5 Feb 2015

Oldenlandia pulvinata UV

Bright in visible but quite dark in UV. Endemic.

by morten