Dorstenia
Dorstenia
Some plants photographed on Socotra (island south of Yemen east of Somalia)
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- Dorstenia gigas in karst landscape
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- Dendrosicyus socotrana
- Dendrosicyus socotrana (Cucurbitaceae) - resize.jpg (67.9 KiB) Viewed 5472 times
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- Dracaena cinnabari - woodland
- Dracaena cinnabari - woodland - resize.JPG (77.23 KiB) Viewed 5472 times
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- Dracaena cinnabari with Dorstenia gigas
- Dorstenia gigas and Dracaena cinnabari - resize.jpg (52.99 KiB) Viewed 5472 times
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- Dracaena cinnabari
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- One Windowsill
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Re: Dorstenia
Beautiful.
When did you take these? I want some reassurance that they still have forests of Dracaena there.
When did you take these? I want some reassurance that they still have forests of Dracaena there.
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Re: Dorstenia
Amazing shots. Very nice. Thanks for posting.
Jerry Smith
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45 inches (114 cm) rain equivalent per year, approx. evenly spread per month
2012 USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to OF (-20C to -18C) min.
Bloomingdale, NJ
45 inches (114 cm) rain equivalent per year, approx. evenly spread per month
2012 USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to OF (-20C to -18C) min.
Re: Dorstenia
In response to query:
I travelled there for three weeks in 2007 and visited again in 2008. The problem with the Dracaena has been the lack of natural regeneration caused by a changing climate and goats. The local Hadibo nursery (with the support of the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh) had been raising plants and placing them in a reserve but even then losses were still high from domestic livestock and a lack of water. I fear that the outlook is not good and the plants will only in future be found in mountain refuges where inaccessibility and greater precipitation, through mist, will sustain them. The Cucumber trees, of any meaningful stature, were also becoming hard to find as they are used for fodder and fuel.
I had intended to return but was prevented from so doing by the conflict in Yemen (which makes insurance nigh on impossible).....but still hope to do so. There are more pictures posted at https://www.srgc.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=18509.0
If you wish any more information just let me know.
I travelled there for three weeks in 2007 and visited again in 2008. The problem with the Dracaena has been the lack of natural regeneration caused by a changing climate and goats. The local Hadibo nursery (with the support of the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh) had been raising plants and placing them in a reserve but even then losses were still high from domestic livestock and a lack of water. I fear that the outlook is not good and the plants will only in future be found in mountain refuges where inaccessibility and greater precipitation, through mist, will sustain them. The Cucumber trees, of any meaningful stature, were also becoming hard to find as they are used for fodder and fuel.
I had intended to return but was prevented from so doing by the conflict in Yemen (which makes insurance nigh on impossible).....but still hope to do so. There are more pictures posted at https://www.srgc.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=18509.0
If you wish any more information just let me know.
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- Socotra Botanic Garden - general - resize.jpg (97.37 KiB) Viewed 5434 times
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- Socotra Botanic General - 2 - resize.jpg (89.2 KiB) Viewed 5434 times
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- Replanting - Socotra - resize.JPG (66.76 KiB) Viewed 5434 times
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- note the water pipe to ensure that the plants can at least survive the parched earth in lower altitude areas
- Dracaena replanting -Socotra - resize.JPG (89.95 KiB) Viewed 5434 times
Re: Dorstenia
That Dorstenia in the karst landscape is especially dramatic! And the Dracaena woodland is stunning, though it's quite depressing to know that that landscape is existing on limited time.
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Re: Dorstenia
Some more gorgeous photos. The Exacum was most unexpected.
All suitable for a rock garden, though perhaps not in Scotland.
I have two 3cm seedlings of Caralluma (Monolluma, Sanguilluma) socotrana. I am probably fussing over them a bit too much. I am about to separate them and pot them up, which is going to be terrifying.
That is all the information I need for the moment, thanks. I am going to think some happy thoughts now.
All suitable for a rock garden, though perhaps not in Scotland.
I have two 3cm seedlings of Caralluma (Monolluma, Sanguilluma) socotrana. I am probably fussing over them a bit too much. I am about to separate them and pot them up, which is going to be terrifying.
That is all the information I need for the moment, thanks. I am going to think some happy thoughts now.
- nachtkrabb
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Re: Dorstenia
Thank you for sharing, Frazer.
Lovely plants. Incredible pictures.
N.
Lovely plants. Incredible pictures.
N.
Love and Revolution!
...and still more cacti.
...and still more cacti.