Red-eyed Reef Crab (Eriphia smithii)

Red-eyed Reef Crab (Eriphia smithii)

The marine life around Socotra is rich and diverse, but I am focusing on the flora and fauna on land. However, I had a short window of opportunity during low…


Violet Zoanthids (Zoanthus sansibaricus)

Violet Zoanthids (Zoanthus sansibaricus)

Socotra's biodiversity on land is undisputed and world famous, but it is equally diverse on the coast and in the sea. I am focusing on the terrestrial realm…


Banisteriopsis sp

Banisteriopsis sp

Altitude 2112 metres. Please help me identify it - leave a comment! -0.589722,-77.880556


Tibouchina sp

Tibouchina sp

Altitude 2112 metres. Please help me identify it - leave a comment! -0.589722,-77.880556


Tibouchina sp

Tibouchina sp

The first Melastomataceae I've seen so far with 7-petalled flowers - they mostly seem to have 4 or 5 petals. Altitude 2112 metres. Please help me identify it -…


Munnozia hastifolia

Munnozia hastifolia

Native range of munnozia hastifolia is Venezuela to Argentina. Altitude 2112 metres. -0.589722,-77.880556


Munnozia hastifolia

Munnozia hastifolia

Native range of munnozia hastifolia is Venezuela to Argentina. Altitude 2112 metres. -0.589722,-77.880556


Hydrangea peruviana

Hydrangea peruviana

Native range of hydrangea peruviana is Costa Rica to Bolivia. Altitude 2112 metres. -0.589722,-77.880556


Hydrangea peruviana

Hydrangea peruviana

Finally a specimen not out of reach! I first encountered the infloresence of the Hydrangea peruviana high up towards the canopy in the jungle, but here it was…


Maxillaria acuminata

Maxillaria acuminata

Native range of maxillaria acuminata is Peru to Venezuela. -0.589722,-77.880556