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Title: Some Socotran plants
Post by: FrazerHenderson on May 08, 2021, 12:46:49 PM
Spending a dreich day clearing out files from the computer and came across these photographs from previous trips to Socotra (island to east of Somalia and south of Yemen)

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 Adenium obesum subsp. socotranum - habitat

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Adenium obesum subsp. socotranum

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Adenium obesum subsp. socotranum 
Title: Re: Some Socotran plants
Post by: FrazerHenderson on May 08, 2021, 12:48:50 PM
Five more

     Aloe jawiyon (poss.)
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    Aloe perryi - habitat
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    Aloe perryi Socotra
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    Caralluma socotrana - flowers 
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    Caralluma socotrana
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Title: Re: Some Socotran plants
Post by: FrazerHenderson on May 08, 2021, 12:50:46 PM
and another five including an arboreal Cucumber.

     Carulluma socotrana - detail
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    Cissus hamaderohensis
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    Cissus subaphylla
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    Dendrosicyos socotrana
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    Dendrosicyus socotrana (Cucurbitaceae)
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Title: Re: Some Socotran plants
Post by: FrazerHenderson on May 08, 2021, 12:52:30 PM
and yet another five

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Dorstenia gigas - karst

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Dorstenia gigas and Dracaena cinnabari


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Dracaena cinnabari - in flower


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Dracaena cinnabari


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Dracaena cinnabari - woodland
Title: Re: Some Socotran plants
Post by: FrazerHenderson on May 08, 2021, 12:54:46 PM
and a final four

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 Euphorbia arbuscula

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 Euphorbia spiralis

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Euphorbia spiralis with Kalanchoe farinacea - Homhil Socotra

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 Exacum caeruleum (endemic)
Title: Re: Some Socotran plants
Post by: Maggi Young on May 08, 2021, 01:38:40 PM
Great to see more  of the  extraordinary flora of Socotra - thanks, Frazer!
Title: Re: Some Socotran plants
Post by: FrazerHenderson on October 07, 2022, 03:49:29 PM
Attached is a link attached to a short illustrated article that I wrote for Cactus and Succulent Review (June 2022) about Socotra's flora - https://www.cactusandsucculentreview.org.uk/assets/downloads/2022/csr-june-2022.pdf (https://www.cactusandsucculentreview.org.uk/assets/downloads/2022/csr-june-2022.pdf)
Title: Re: Some Socotran plants
Post by: Vinny 123 on October 07, 2022, 04:41:03 PM
Very many thanks Frazer.
Some fabulous pic's of some fabulous plants.
Title: Re: Some Socotran plants
Post by: Maggi Young on October 07, 2022, 05:24:48 PM
Fascinating article, Frazer - many thanks for sharing.    I also enjoyed the piece  on Tillandsia - I used to grow a lot of these!

Title: Re: Some Socotran plants
Post by: ashley on November 12, 2022, 12:32:16 PM
Here's an article (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/12/saving-dragons-blood-island-refused-let-tree-die-out-socotra-yemen) on conservation of the Socotran dragon tree, Dracaena cinnabari.
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