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SocotraHoqPlantsDioscoreaceaeLeaves
Dioscorea lanata

5 Feb 2023

Dioscorea lanata

The shape of the leaves provides information that this is a species and an individual with a huge growth potential. Dioscorea lanata is a twining plant that…

by morten

SocotraHoqPlantsLeavesDioscoreaceae
Dioscorea lanata

5 Feb 2023

Dioscorea lanata

Dioscorea lanata is endemic to Socotra.

by morten

SocotraInsectsAsilidae
Robber fly (Subfamily Asilinae)

1 Feb 2023

Robber fly (Subfamily Asilinae)

A brief encounter with one of perhaps more species of robber flies on Socotra. Elevation: 918 meters.

by morten

SocotraPlantsUVTiliaceaeFlowers
Corchorus erodioides UV

1 Feb 2015

Corchorus erodioides UV

Another example of a yellow flower in visible light that is very dark in UV.

by morten

SocotraPlantsFlowersTiliaceae
Corchorus erodioides

1 Feb 2015

Corchorus erodioides

On the hills overlooking the Detwah lagoon on the west coast of Socotra I found many interesting flowers, and luckily some not destroyed by goats. In a few…

by morten

SocotraPlantsLeavesTiliaceae
Corchorus erodioides

1 Feb 2015

Corchorus erodioides

On the hills overlooking the Detwah lagoon on the west coast of Socotra I found many interesting flowers, and luckily some not destroyed by goats. In a few…

by morten

BrazilItatiaia National ParkPlantsDioscoreaceaeLeaves
Dioscorea perdicum

24 Nov 2013

Dioscorea perdicum

Altitude: 2449 meters. Native range is southeastern Brazil.

by morten