Dorstenia
Posted: Sat May 08, 2021 12:04 pm
Some plants photographed on Socotra (island south of Yemen east of Somalia)
Beautiful.
When did you take these? I want some reassurance that they still have forests of Dracaena there.
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Re: Dorstenia
Posted: Sat May 08, 2021 5:37 pm
Re: Dorstenia
Posted: Sat May 08, 2021 8:09 pm
Amazing shots. Very nice. Thanks for posting.
Re: Dorstenia
Posted: Sat May 08, 2021 9:31 pm
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.
Re: Dorstenia
Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 5:48 am
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.
Re: Dorstenia
Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 11:19 am
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.
Re: Dorstenia
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 9:57 pm
Thank you for sharing, Frazer.
Lovely plants. Incredible pictures.
N.
Lovely plants. Incredible pictures.
N.