Monolluma socotrana
Monolluma socotrana can be found with flowers almost any time of the year on Socotra, but where to find one is the…
Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) with bark snails
You can find these dormant (aestivating) land snails (Achatinelloides) sporadically throughout Socotra, but find them…
Bark snails (Achatinelloides)
You can find these dormant (aestivating) land snails sporadically throughout Socotra, but at this location they were in…
Commiphora planifrons
This stunted, prostrate and gnarly plant would have been a tree were it not for the countless goats that eat at them.…
Trichocalyx orbiculatus
Similar to Trichocalyx orbiculatus, but with broader, orbicular leaves.
Elevation: 409 meters.
Endemic.
Croton socotranus
Croton socotranus is perhaps the most common plant species on Socotra, and it is very variable in response to the…
Boswellia hesperia
A new species of Boswellia for Socotra, yet to be confirmed and accepted scientifically. It has a very limited range,…
Nait coast, Socotra
The southwestern coast of Socotra has steep cliffs more than 400 meters high and is an incredible landscape shift from…
Echidnopsis socotrana
This is the most common of the 5 Echidnopsis species on Socotra, at least the one that when found is growing in very…
Echidnopsis socotrana
This is the most common of the 5 Echidnopsis species on Socotra, at least the one that when found is growing in very…
Socotran Fig (Dorstenia gigas)
The Socotran fig is almost without exception found on steep or vertical cliffs, and at this location I encountered not…
Socotran Fig (Dorstenia gigas)
The Socotran fig is almost without exception found on steep or vertical cliffs, and at this location I encountered not…