Strange Plants Of Socotra

Strange Plants of Socotra

The dracaena cinnibaris or Dragon's Blood Tree , the source of valuable resin for varnishes, dyes, and "cure-all" medicine; also (predictably) used in medieval ritual magic and alchemy -

There is also the Desert Rose (adenium obesium) which looks like nothing so much as a blooming elephant leg

Dorstenia gigas - apparently does not require any soil and sinks roots straight into the bare rock:

Somewhat similar to the weird Dorstenia gigas , is this "bucha" vegetable, found as far north as Croatia.

Also found in Socotra's landscape is the ever-strange and extremely rare Cucumber Tree (dendrosicyos socotranum) - and yes, it's related to what's sitting in a pickle jar in your fridge:

Al Hajarah, Yemen - Walled city in the mist

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