18 Dec 2023
Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) with bark snails
You can find these dormant (aestivating) land snails (Achatinelloides) sporadically throughout Socotra, but find them covering an entire Socotra cucumber tree…
18 Dec 2023
Nait coast, Socotra
Early morning by the Nait coast, with the largest mangrove population remaining on Socotra seen in the distance. I didn't have time to go there, but hopefully…
17 Dec 2023
Perry’s Aloe (Aloe perryi)
This group of Aloe perryis grow on Socotra's Nait coast, at the edge of a 400 meter drop to the sea. Elevation: 409 meters. Endemic.
17 Dec 2023
Nait coast, Socotra
The southwestern coast of Socotra has steep cliffs more than 400 meters high and is an incredible landscape shift from the landscape inland. The access to the…
16 Dec 2023
Nait coast, Socotra
The southwestern coast of Socotra has steep cliffs 400 meters high and is an incredible landscape shift from the landscape inland. The access to the sea seems…
16 Dec 2023
Coelocarpum haggierensis
As the name implies this species primarily grows in the Haghier mountains - the granite heart of Socotra. This specimen is likely at the lowest elevation in…
15 Dec 2023
Cartilage Caper (Capparis cartilaginea)
An evergreen species that thrives in vertical cliffs and can sometimes grow to huge specimens found hanging from vertical cliffs, and sometimes above the…
14 Dec 2023
Coelocarpum socotranum
This is one of two species in the genus. This species grows to less than 50 cm in height, while the other, Coelocarpum haggierensis, grows to the size of a…
13 Dec 2023
Coelocarpum socotranum
This is one of two species in the genus. This species grows to less than 50 cm in height, while the other, Coelocarpum haggierensis, grows to the size of a…