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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

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Dioscorea lanata

5 Feb 2023

Dioscorea lanata

Dioscorea lanata is endemic to Socotra.

by morten

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Laurel Dodder (Cassytha filiformis)

11 Nov 2016

Laurel Dodder (Cassytha filiformis)

A hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) struggling to push through the entangled vines of the laurel dodder. This is a parasitic species getting all it…

by morten

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Corchorus erodioides UV

1 Feb 2015

Corchorus erodioides UV

Another example of a yellow flower in visible light that is very dark in UV. It is endemic to Socotra.

by morten

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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, like this…

by morten

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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, like this…

by morten

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Dioscorea perdicum

24 Nov 2013

Dioscorea perdicum

Native range of dioscorea perdicum is southeastern Brazil. Altitude: 2449 meters.

by morten