Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) with bark snails

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…


Nait coast, Socotra

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…


Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi)

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.


Nait coast, Socotra

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…


Nait coast, Socotra

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…


Blepharis spiculifolia

Blepharis spiculifolia

This species looks similar to Leucas spiculifolia, but is a cliff dwelling species. Blepharis spiculifolia is found on the northeastern coastal plains of…


Cartilage Caper (Capparis cartilaginea)

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…


A cow in a field of Sikkim cowslips

A cow in a field of Sikkim cowslips

The Sikkim cowslip (Primula sikkimensis) is found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 5000 meters elevation. Elevation: 3920 meters. Native range is…


Rhododendron setosum

Rhododendron setosum

Rhododendron setosum is found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 5600 meters elevation. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Central & East Himalaya…


Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile)

Sikkim Rhubarb (Rheum nobile)

Sikkim Rhubarb is found in Sikkim's alpine biome to 5000 meters elevation. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Afghanistan to South Tibet and North…