Adenium socotranum turbinicarpus and San Luis Potosi

and San Luis Potosi

Also known as the Cucumber Tree it forms a massive trunk

but the authorities are very protective of the natural resources and it is illegal to collect plant material of any type

The species has an estimated population size of more than 100

Origin and Habitat: 100 km northwest of Huaraz

Adenium socotranum turbinicarpus and San Luis PotosiOrigin and Habitat: Adenium obesum ssp. socotranum (Adenium socotranum) is endemic from from the isolated island of Socotra in the Indian Ocean south of the Arabian peninsula and east of the Horn of Africa. For many years Socotra hosted a Soviet naval port and was off limits to most everyone, restricting the availability of plants and seeds. In recent years it is accessible, but the authorities are very protective of the natural resources and it is