Hibiscus stenanthus
Endemic.
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Hibiscus stenanthus
Endemic.
Corchorus erodioides
In Firhmin Forest I found this species in high numbers in some places. It is found throughout Socotra, but rarely in the granite Haghier mountains. Elevation: 783 meters.
Corchorus erodioides
Seen commonly throughout the Firhmin Forest where this one was captured. Endemic.
Corchorus erodioides
In Firhmin Forest I found this species in high numbers in some places. It is found throughout Socotra, but rarely in the granite Haghier mountains. Elevation: 783 meters. Endemic.
Corchorus erodioides
A species seen throughout Socotra, except in the granite Haghier mountains. Elevation: 783 meters. Endemic.
Sterculia africana ssp. socotrana
For me the trail to the Hoq cave was so much more interesting than the cave itself, as here you’ll see incredible specimens of so many endemic species like the sterculia africana ssp. socotrana tree which I did not encounter elsewhere during my 14 day journey throughout the island.
Bracted Fanpetals (Sida ciliaris) UV
In UV I think this flower is as beautiful, perhaps even more than in visible light! The patterns, and shades are at least as intricate and detailed in UV as in visible light. That’s what I find so exciting – I never know from my visual standpoint whether or not the flower is a beauty […]
Bracted Fanpetals (Sida ciliaris)
Yet another plant producing beautiful flowers that makes it an interesting candidate for a human’s garden. For me the natural garden of SouthWild Pantanal was just as it should be – cultivated land in the process of regaining natural vegetation. Native range is tropical and subtropical America.
Bracted Fanpetals (Sida ciliaris)
Yet another plant producing beautiful flowers that makes it an interesting candidate for a human’s garden. For me the natural garden of SouthWild Pantanal was just as it should be – cultivated land in the process of regaining natural vegetation. Native range is tropical and subtropical America.
Pavonia sidifolia
Native range is Mexico to Paraguay.
Pavonia sidifolia
Native range is Mexico to Paraguay.
Pantanal plant 23 (Waltheria)
The soil on this part of Pantanal (between Corumbá and Miranda) is in many places fine sand – just like a desert or a beach. This species has very small flowers and a very dense foliage. Please help me identify it – leave a comment!
Pantanal plant 23 (Waltheria)
The soil on this part of Pantanal (between Corumbá and Miranda) is in many places fine sand – just like a desert or a beach. Densely haired leaves gives a whitish tint. The broad leaves and the fast growth of this species gives it the opportunity to dominate wherever it gets a foothold. Please help […]
Sida sp
The soil on this part of Pantanal (between Corumbá and Miranda) is in many places fine sand – just like a desert or a beach. Just after a couple of hundred metres on the private road leading to Pousada Xaraés you’ll encounter the deep sand – only passable by large trucks and 4x4s. It was […]
Sida sp
The soil on this part of Pantanal (between Corumbá and Miranda) is in many places fine sand – just like a desert or a beach. Just after a couple of hundred metres on the private road leading to Pousada Xaraés you’ll encounter the deep sand – only passable by large trucks and 4x4s. It was […]
Wild cocoa (Herrania mariae)
The fruit starts off in an upright position, and as it matures, and the weight increases, gravity will eventually win and drag it to a hanging position. This tree had no mature fruits – perhaps someone had picked them for personal consumption?
Wild cocoa (Herrania mariae)
The inflorescence of the Herrania is otherwordly beautiful and mysterious, and unlike any I have encountered. Of course there are countless beauties in the primary forest of Yasuni, but most are in the canopy. The wild cocoa has a different strategy that makes it so accessible to passers by like me – on the dark […]
Sida sp
Altitude 2112 metres. Please help me identify it – leave a comment!
Sida sp
Altitude 2112 metres. Please help me identify it – leave a comment!