“This is a famous example of a strategy that Socotra plants have evolved to withstand the harsh drought conditions here,” Banfield said. “This is Adenium obesum sokotranum. It also grows on ...

to whom Dr. Balfour sent a catalogue of the plants he himself collected, with the gratifying result presently to be explained. Botany of Socotra. By Isaac Bayley Balfour, &c, assisted by other ...

A subspecies of southern Arabia’s desert rose, it is endemic to Socotra. Of the island’s 825 plant species, an estimated 307 are endemic, found nowhere else on Earth. Frank Gardner / BBC ...

The island chain of Socotra, famed for unique plants and animals found nowhere else on the planet, is coping with the aftermath of a powerful cyclone. The archipelago was struck by Cyclone Mekunu ...

One of the most distinct plants on the island is the Dragon's Blood ... for its purported medicinal qualities. The people of Socotra still use it today as a cure-all for many daily health problems ...