Maerua angolensis ssp. socotrana

Maerua angolensis ssp. socotrana

A species with the unmistakable hanging branches that sway in the wind. It's found sporadically throughout Socotra,…


Cartilage Caper (Capparis cartilaginea)

Cartilage Caper (Capparis cartilaginea)

Elevation: 263 meters. Native range is Egypt to Tanzania, Western Asia to Northwest India, Arabian Peninsula, Western…


Cadaba insularis

Cadaba insularis

This is likely the last mature individual on Socotra, of this critically endangered species. This tree is possibly…


Cadaba insularis

Cadaba insularis

Socotra is exceptionally diverse, and holds more than 300 species of plants endemic to the island, meaning they exist…


Cadaba insularis

Cadaba insularis

This individual is able to hold on to life by growing entangled with a Lycium sokotranum. Lycium sokotranum is also…


Cadaba insularis

Cadaba insularis

How this individual is able to keep on going with so much damage from the goats is just a testament to the ability to…


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…


Capparis cartilaginea

Caparisons cartilaginea

Native range is Egypt to Tanzania, West Asia to Northwest India, Arabian Peninsula, West Indian Ocean.


Cadaba insularis

Cadaba insularis

Socotra is exceptionally diverse, and holds more than 300 species of plants endemic to the island, meaning they exist…


Capparis cartilaginea

Capparis cartilaginea

This is an incredible plant species which can grow dangling from sheer cliffs, but this one was growing on the beach of…


Capparis cartilaginea

Capparis cartilaginea

This is an incredible plant species which can grow dangling from sheer cliffs, but this one was growing on the beach of…