3 Feb 2015
Cucumis prophetarum UV
Cucumis prophetarum is very interesting in UV light, as in visible it is all brightly colored! This is possibly cucumis prophetarum ssp prophetarum, as it is…
3 Feb 2015
Cucumis prophetarum
On the steep cliffs of west Socotra on the way to Shuab beach I found many interesting plants and some untouched by goats. This rather large cucumis…
3 Feb 2015
Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus)
A Socotra cucumber tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus)! Yet another strange plant found only on Socotra. This was the only specimen I found in this early stage of…
2 Feb 2015
Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus)
The leaves of the Socotra cucumber tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) are rough, thick and spiny and can resemble geranium. A single tree can produce leaves with a…
2 Feb 2015
Colocynth (Citrullus colocynthis)
I didn't find any colocynth (Citrullus colocynthis) with either fruits or flowers. Found near the beach of Detwah with many goats, so they might have eaten the…
14 Dec 2014
Gurania makoyana UV
No unusual patterns in UV light. Gurania makoyana is the second of two members of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) I encountered here. I found it alongside the…
14 Dec 2014
Gurania eriantha
Gurania eriantha is the first of two members of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) I encountered here. It too grows on the grounds of the Amazon Research and…
14 Dec 2014
Gurania eriantha
Gurania eriantha is the first of two members of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) I encountered here. It too grows on the grounds of the Amazon Research and…
13 Dec 2014
Gurania makoyana
Gurania makoyana is the second of two members of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) I encountered here. I found it alongside the path up from the river, and a…
13 Dec 2014
Gurania makoyana
Gurania makoyana is the second of two members of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) I encountered here. I found it alongside the path up from the river, and a…